Mike Palm, Circa Sports Vice President of Operations, made a late attempt to keep Matthew Sluka from leaving UNLV over a disputed NIL payment that

The Matthew Sluka saga has kept the college football world buzzing. It’s a modern college athletics tragedy, feeding hot-take ammunition to any and every person with an opinion. The story just took another turn.

One of the leading authorities on NIL in college athletics said Matthew Sluka’s decision to end his season at UNLV after three games because of a disagreement over a pay arrangement could tempt other players to bail on their teams to pursue better opportunities.