You are correct. I’ve given up on college football
RGIII bringing the awesome advice.
USC DL Bear Alexander shutting it down and redshirting the rest of the season and transferring.
Didn’t we have a player do this last year but he claimed to be injured ?
Add to that kids getting sued for underperforming. I can hardly wait…
He has a point that by quitting at this point Sluka will never get the NIL money.
If he plays out the season, he can sue them and have a case.
If it’s just a verbal agreement he can’t sue, now if he has something in writing that’s a different story
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No lawyer here but it seems, at this point in time, this has to be considered by a court until the NIL process is made formal.
Tom Brady summed it up pretty well when he said the young guys coming up today have no commitment to anything. If Sluka just wanted more money because the team is 3-0, let him go.
He could definitely sue based on a verbal agreement.
The case is much easier to prove with one, but a verbal agreement can be a contract.
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How? It’s his word against someone else’s lol, maybe if it was recorded but anyone can say someone promised something but how do you prove and enforce it
Dang…way to abandon his teammates.
That’s exactly what a jury decides.
In this one, you call as witnesses and take depositions from all parties involved and get sworn testimony. Then those facts get adjudicated. It’s not complicated and there’s no shortage of case law involving verbal agreements.
So would he sue UNLV, the coach, the boosters, or all?
I’d sue all of them and let the court sort it out. 
It sounds like a coach made some kind of offer, so that potentially puts the school on the hook.
If he also dealt directly with an NIL group, then they’re probably in it, too.
He might also go after the head coach individually, depending on the facts.
But I think leaving the team could weaken his case.
They are already saying he is the one doing it illegal,
UNLV Athletics interpreted these demands as a violation of the NCAA pay-for-play rules, as well as Nevada state law,” the statement said. “UNLV does not engage in such activity, nor does it respond to implied threats. UNLV has honored all previously agreed-upon scholarships for Matthew Sluka."
The Athletic has an article that calls this week’s college games “Opt Out Week”.
I think it is funny. And true.
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But his later demands don’t mean that he wasn’t given some other offer initially.
I don’t know how it will play out, but the kid seems like a turd.
Is he even asking for retribution? Seems like he already made his choice to transfer next year.
The first thing he should do is fire his “agent.” Who makes a decision based on a verbal agreement?
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