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,

Former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka, who led the Rebels to a 3-0 start this season before leaving the team over an NIL dispute, has transferred to James Madison.

Former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka, who departed the Rebels under controversial circumstances, has found a new program to call home. He is headed to James Madison University.

Former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka will transfer to James Madison, according to 247Sports reports. Sluka reunites with coach Bob Chesney, who coached him while at Holy Cross. S

Former Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka announced he will reunite with former Crusaders coach Bob Chesney at James Madison University.

After leaving UNLV due to a NIL payment dispute, Sluka has chosen to reunite with Bob Chesney, his former coach in Worcester.

Matthew Sluka rattled the college football world just three games into the season when he quit UNLV, redshirted this past season and darted for the transfer portal. All over an NIL dispute that was probably Sluka’s fault to begin with.

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.