UNLV 失去 QB Matthew Sluka，他聲稱 NIL 承諾被打破

拉斯維加斯賭場老闆德里克史蒂文斯（插圖）希望他能夠支付前叛軍四分衛馬修斯盧卡所說的欠他的錢。 （圖片來源：特拉斯克史密斯/CSM）

Las Vegas casino boss Derek Stevens (inset) offered to pay former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka (No. 12) the $100,000 in NIL money he says he was owed. (Images: Trask Smith / CSM, Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

拉斯維加斯賭場老闆德里克史蒂文斯（Derek Stevens）（插圖）提出向前UNLV 四分衛馬修斯盧卡（Matthew Sluka，第12 名）支付他所說的10 萬美元的零錢。 （圖片來源：特拉斯克史密斯/CSM、伊森米勒/蓋蒂圖片社）

A local Las Vegas casino mogul offered to pay the $100,000 in name, image, and likeness (NIL) money that former UNLV Rebels quarterback Matthew Sluka believed he was owed, but the offer was apparently too late to salvage the situation, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

拉斯維加斯當地賭場大亨提出支付10 萬美元的姓名、肖像和肖像(NIL) 錢，前UNLV Rebels 四分衛馬修·斯盧卡(Matthew Sluka) 認為他欠下這筆錢，但據拉斯維加斯賭場報道，這項提議顯然為時已晚，無法挽救局面。

Circa CEO Derek Stevens and Mike Palm, his vice president of operations, came up with the plan on Wednesday to keep Sluka on the UNLV football team, which is off to a 3-0 start to the season and has hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff.Â

Circa 執行長德里克史蒂文斯(Derek Stevens) 和他的營運副總裁邁克帕爾姆(Mike Palm) 週三提出了讓斯盧卡留在UNLV 橄欖球隊的計劃，該隊本賽季開局3-0，有望進入大學橄欖球賽季後賽。

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Sluka announced his decision on Tuesday, alluding to the idea that the school made NIL promises that never materialized. Sluka had transferred to UNLV from Holy Cross prior to the 2024 season.Â

斯盧卡週二宣布了他的決定，暗示學校做出了從未兌現的 NIL 承諾。 Sluka 在 2024 年賽季之前從 Holy Cross 轉學到 UNLV。

“I have decided to utilize my redshirt year and will not be playing in any additional games this season,” Sluka wrote on social media. “I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled. Despite discussions, it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future.”

斯盧卡在社交媒體上寫道：“我決定利用我的紅衫年，本賽季不會參加任何額外的比賽。” 「我基於向我提出的某些陳述而承諾加入內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校，但在我入學後這些陳述並未得到支持。儘管進行了討論，但很明顯這些承諾將來不會兌現。

Sluka’s decision to take the redshirt designation — available once in a college football player’s career, and only if an athlete participates in four games or fewer during a season — will allow him to retain one year of NCAA eligibility moving forward.

斯盧卡決定獲得紅衫軍稱號——在大學橄欖球運動員的職業生涯中只有一次，並且只有當運動員在一個賽季中參加四場或更少的比賽時——這將使他能夠保留一年的NCAA 資格。

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Both Sluka’s agent, Marcus Cromartie, and his father, Bob Sluka, later told media outlets that a UNLV coach had verbally agreed to secure the quarterback $100,000 in NIL payments from its third-party collective. However, the school and Blueprint Sports and Entertainment — which supports UNLV’s NIL program, known as Friends of UNILV — disputed this version of events.

斯盧卡的經紀人馬庫斯·克羅馬蒂(Marcus Cromartie) 和他的父親鮑勃·斯盧卡(Bob Sluka) 後來都告訴媒體，內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校的一名教練已口頭同意從第三方集體向這位四分衛支付10 萬美元的零付款。然而，學校和 Blueprint Sports and Entertainment（支持 UNLV 的 NIL 計劃，即 UNILV 之友）對這一事件版本提出了異議。

“There were no formal NIL offers made during Mr. Sluka’s recruitment process,” Blueprint Sports and Entertainment said in a statement. “Additionally, Friends of UNILV did not finalize or agree to any NIL offers while he was part of the team, aside from a completed community engagement event over the summer.”

「在斯盧卡先生的招募過程中，沒有收到正式的 NIL 邀請，」藍圖體育娛樂公司在一份聲明中表示。 “此外，除了夏季完成的社區參與活動外，UNILV之友在他加入團隊期間並未敲定或同意任何 NIL 提議。”

Sluka received $3,000 for that summer event, which his agent and father say is the only NIL payment he has received so far.

斯盧卡在那場夏季賽事中收到了 3,000 美元，他的經紀人和父親說這是他迄今為止收到的唯一零付款。

In a statement, UNLV claimed that Cromartie had made financial demands to keep Sluka on the team, which the school interpreted as prohibited under the NCAA’s pay-for-play rules and Nevada state law.

內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校在一份聲明中聲稱，克羅馬蒂提出了讓斯盧卡留在球隊的財務要求，學校將其解釋為 NCAA 付費規則和內華達州法律禁止的行為。

Circa Offers $100K to ‘Keep Playoff Hopes Alive’

Circa 提供 10 萬美元以“保持季後賽希望”

Stevens and Palm hoped to resolve the issue themselves. Palm reached out to UNLV on Wednesday with an offer that would have had Circa pay $100,000 to keep Sluka on the team.

史蒂文斯和帕姆希望自己解決這個問題。週三，Palm 向 UNLV 伸出了援手，要求 Circa 支付 10 萬美元，讓 Sluka 繼續留在球隊。

“Derek and I talked about the situation and thought it would be worth it for $100,000 to keep the Rebels’ playoff hopes alive,” Palm told the Review-Journal.Â

「德里克和我討論了目前的情況，並認為為了讓叛軍保持季後賽的希望，花 10 萬美元是值得的，」帕姆告訴《評論雜誌》。

But Palm was quickly informed that such a deal was likely impossible. Sluka had already left the UNLV football program by Wednesday, and the relationship had deteriorated given the public accusations on both sides.

但 Palm 很快就被告知，這樣的交易很可能是不可能的。週三，斯盧卡已經離開了內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校的足球項目，鑑於雙方的公開指責，雙方關係已經惡化。

A source at UNLV confirmed to the Review-Journal that Palm’s phone call with university officials did take place. The report noted that both Circa and the school hope that the conversation could lead to a future relationship between the casino and the football program.

內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校的一位消息人士向《評論雜誌》證實，帕姆確實與大學官員通了電話。報導指出，Circa 和學校都希望這場對話能促成賭場和足球項目之間未來的關係。

Despite the loss of Sluka, UNLV is a consensus 2.5-point favorite at home against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Allegiant Stadium this Saturday. The Rebels will turn to Hajj-Malik Williams at quarterback. Williams is a senior transfer himself, having come to UNLV after playing with the Campbell Fighting Camels (in North Carolina) for parts of five seasons.

儘管失去了斯盧卡，內華達拉斯維加斯大學本週六在忠誠體育場主場迎戰弗雷斯諾州立鬥牛犬隊，目前仍以 2.5 分的優勢領先。叛軍將聘請哈吉-馬利克威廉斯擔任四分衛。威廉斯本人也是一名高級轉會球員，他在坎貝爾戰鬥駱駝隊（北卡羅來納州）效力了五個賽季後來到了內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校。