Matthew Sluka — the former starting quarterback at UNLV who left the school after a widely publicized dispute over name, image and likeness payments — signed with James Madison, the school announced Tuesday, reuniting him with two of his former coaches.

Matthew Sluka is headed to James Madison after becoming an NIL talking point at UNLV. The quarterback, who started UNLV's first three games last year before sitting out the season over an NIL dispute,

One of the more high-profile disputes began in the early days of the 2024 football season when UNLV Rebels quarterback Matthew Sluka informed the team that he would not be using his redshirt season and would not play any more games amidst a $100k NIL dispute.