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Georgia beat Kentucky by 1 point?Stoops conservative play calling cost them the win..I live bout an hour from Lexington and fans are upset
Indiana went on the road and destroyed UCLA to go to 3-0. Nebraska is also 3-0. Good chance they are both 6-0 when they face off in October. UCLA may be petitioning to go back to the Pac-12 after this season.
Vols defense carried them to a solid win @ Oklahoma. Offense had some big plays, but struggled running the ball due to Okie's excellent front 7 and injuries knocking their two starting O-line tackles out. Never trailed on the road and played physical. Ugly, but a great win.
Quote from: tenn_smoothie on September 22, 2024, 05:07:29 AMVols defense carried them to a solid win @ Oklahoma. Offense had some big plays, but struggled running the ball due to Okie's excellent front 7 and injuries knocking their two starting O-line tackles out. Never trailed on the road and played physical. Ugly, but a great win.Good road win. With their remaining schedule, Tennessee is in good shape to make the playoffs. Missouri needing overtime to beat Vandy at home is an ugly win.
UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka said he will not play any more games this season for the undefeated Rebels, citing "certain representations" that were not upheld by the program.Sluka announced his decision in a social media post late Tuesday night and added that he will utilize his redshirt this year."I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled," Sluka posted on X. "Despite discussions, it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future. I wish my teammates the best of luck this season and hope for the continued success of the program."Sluka did not detail the reasons behind his decision, but college athletes are now routinely being paid for their name, image and likeness by companies or third-party organizations called collectives, which serve a particular school's athletes.NCAA redshirt rules allow players to retain a year of eligibility if they play four or fewer games in a season. Sluka, who played four seasons (2020-23) at Holy Cross before transferring to UNLV this past offseason, still has one more year of eligibility that he could use at another school next season.NCAA rules do not allow players to play for two schools within the same season.UNLV is 3-0 for the first time since 1984 and received 53 total points in the latest Associated Press poll, just 16 points behind No. 25 Boise State. The Rebels, who upset Kansas on the road in Week 3, also began the season with a victory against Houston, making them 2-0 against Big 12 teams and raising hopes they could contend for a spot in the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.Sluka has completed 21 of 48 passes for 318 yards and six touchdowns with one interception this season, his first with the Rebels. The senior transfer also has rushed 39 times for 286 yards and a score.Sluka spent the first four years of his college career at FCS program Holy Cross, where he is first in career pass efficiency (147.4), second in career rushing yards (3,583), second in career rushing touchdowns (38), fifth in career passing yards (5,916) and fifth in career passing touchdowns (59). He rushed for an NCAA Division I quarterback record 330 yards in a loss to Lafayette in 2023.Holy Cross reached the FCS playoffs in 2021 and 2022 with Sluka as the starter. After a coaching change at Holy Cross -- head coach Bob Chesney left to take over at James Madison -- Sluka also moved on.In UNLV's 23-20 upset victory at Kansas on Sept. 13, Sluka led the Rebels on an 18-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Kylin James scoring on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left. Sluka rushed for 113 yards in the game.With Sluka now out of the picture, UNLV figures to turn to either senior transfer Hajj-Malik Williams or senior Cameron Friel as its starting quarterback. The Rebels, who had a bye last weekend, host Fresno State in their Mountain West Conference opener Saturday.UNLV went 9-5 last season and played for the Mountain West Conference championship, but the quarterback who led that team to the program's best season in nearly 40 years, Jayden Maiava, transferred to USC.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
All financial commitments for UNLV QB Matthew Sluka were completely met.But after wins against KU and Houston, Sluka?s family hired an agent and they collectively feel that his market value has increased, per source.
It's turning into a he-said-he-said mess now. Another source alleges that all financial obligations have been met but the kid and his family have decided that he's worth more now that he's won a couple of games. https://x.com/CoachReedLive/status/1838925402934321156QuoteAll financial commitments for UNLV QB Matthew Sluka were completely met.But after wins against KU and Houston, Sluka?s family hired an agent and they collectively feel that his market value has increased, per source.This NIL stuff is the wild wild west right now, and the NCAA looks more toothless and incompetent by the day.
Adam Rittenberg@ESPNRittenbergBob Sluka, father of UNLV QB Matthew Sluka, told ESPN that his son's agents agreed to an NIL deal with the school back in February, never received payments despite requests and never asked for any adjustments to the original deal. "We have no idea what the hell happened."
Sluka?s name, image and likeness representative, Marcus Cromartie, told ESPN that Sluka was ?verbally promised? at least $100,000 by an assistant coach before committing to the school this offseason, but has only received a $3,000 relocation stipend.Sluka?s father, Bob, told The Athletic that the money was negotiated with two agents on the phone in February.?We did not ask for anything extra,? Bob Sluka said. ?Essentially they refused, (coach) Barry Odom refused to give us the money. We tried everything. We?d take payments. Anything. And they just kept deferring it and deferring it, and to this day, we do not know why.?
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