UNLV QB is leaving the program immediately due to the school not withholding NIL commitments

[RedDog]

 

[clonedude]

If I'm the next school paying him more than UNLV, who's to say the kid wouldn't leave again for even more money?

No guarantees at all this kid won’t leave his next school either…. but this is what everyone wanted. Isn’t it great!!

 

[Mr Janny]

If I'm the next school paying him more than UNLV, who's to say the kid wouldn't leave again for even more money?

But that's not any different than the way the rest of the world works. People get better job offers all the time.

 

[jsb]

It seems to me there are 2 possibilities.

1. He truly didn’t get what they promised.

2. Another school came along with more money and he’s saying this to make himself look better.

I wonder if we’ll ever see his contract with unlv.

 

[jsb]

But that's not any different than the way the rest of the world works. People get better job offers all the time.

Do they sign a contract with the school? Or sign an agreement?

If they do, then they do owe it to fulfill that agreement.

 

[Daserop]

Isn't the main reason for going to college to get an education?

 

[KnappShack]

Isn't the main reason for going to college to get an education?

Back ye olden days

Now it's about the "bag"

 

[cyfan964]

Isn't the main reason for going to college to get an education?

It used to be, but it certainly isn't anymore. It's equivalent to getting a job out of high school... for some.

 

[mj4cy]

But that's not any different than the way the rest of the world works. People get better job offers all the time.

Yep totally agree. I guess for me, I tend to hire people that seem to have decent length tenure at places vs bouncing around....however, this really isn't rocket science. It's about the almighty dollar.

 

[Die4Cy]

This precise scenario was predicted when all this started, and is a necessary next step in solving the player payment problem. It just needs to happen at a few schools that matter first.

 

[Pope]

Probably transferring to Baylor. Their coaches wear shirts that say "We pay players".

 

[keepngoal]

This precise scenario was predicted when all this started, and is a necessary next step in solving the player payment problem. It just needs to happen at a few schools that matter first.

What scenario is this?

 

[CycloneErik]

I can’t fault a guy for going for more money, but quitting on your team mid-season isn’t a great look.

Why not? Promises were unfulfilled. Can't blame him for walking away.

 

[Mr Janny]

Do they sign a contract with the school? Or sign an agreement?

If they do, then they do owe it to fulfill that agreement.

If he leaves school, there's not anything legally enforceable. A scholarship is an agreement to play football in exchange for paying for school. If he quits the team and stops going to class, the agreement ends.

 

[Die4Cy]

What scenario is this?

The scenario where players make a commitment on NIL but leaves mid-season due to the promises not being kept, because neither party is held to any kind of contract for services/payment.

 

[jsb]

If he leaves school, there's not anything legally enforceable. A scholarship is an agreement to play football in exchange for paying for school. If he quits the team and stops going to class, the agreement ends.

If he signed a deal with the unlv collective, then it would be enforceable though. Or at least it should be.

 

[Mr Janny]

If he signed a deal with the unlv collective, then it would be enforceable though. Or at least it should be.

Oh certainly, depending on the wording, they likely have some kind of recourse to stop payment, or potentially even recoup some money already paid. And I'd expect the UNLV collective to do exactly that. But I'm sure Sluka's representatives have already taken that possibly into account, before this decision was made.

 

[CoachHines3]

It seems to me there are 2 possibilities.

1. He truly didn’t get what they promised.

2. Another school came along with more money and he’s saying this to make himself look better.

I wonder if we’ll ever see his contract with unlv.

if i were UNLV I would 100% float this idea out there to the media.

 

[nrg4isu]

I want to hear @brentblum 's take on this. It's a bad look for NIL in general. Potentially a PR issue for this kid.

That said, I'm kinda laughing at this after what UNLV did to the ticket prices/availability when we played there.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Confused by thread title -- should it be "... not upholding NIL commitments?" Seems they are withholding.