Quarterback Matthew Sluka, who created a national conversation about the ramifications of name, image and likeness deals after departing UNLV, 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 — 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.

Quarterback Matt Sluka, who quarterbacked UNLV to a 3-0 start before choosing to leave the Rebels in a public Name, Image, Likeness dispute, will be joining James Madison for the 2025 season, the school announced on social media Wednesday.

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.

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,

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.

After leaving UNLV under highly contentious circumstances, quarterback Matthew Sluka appears to have found a new home. Sluka is transferring to James Madison, according to Tuesday afternoon reports from Pete Nakos of On3 and Chris Hummer and Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.