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.

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 and UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka will transfer to James Madison, as first reported by Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer of 247Sports. Sluka began

Quarterback Matthew Sluka has transferred to James Madison. His new school posted a graphic of Sluka draped in a royal purple robe with a crown atop his head to celebrate his transfer to the Dukes.

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.