The UNLV football team’s fourth-leading rusher is departing the program and plans to transfer, but he said it has nothing to do with “NIL agreements.”
Callie Fin
UNLV/Aces Reporter
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Callie Fin was hired by the Review-Journal in April 2024 to cover the Aces and UNLV. She previously worked for Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports. She was born in New York, but has lived most of her life in Sacramento, California. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside and her master’s degree from San Francisco State, and she ran the hurdles on the track and field team at both schools.
Sixth-year transfer Hajj-Malik Williams lost the UNLV starting quarterback battle, but he probably will take over for Matthew Sluka, who left the team Tuesday.
Matthew Sluka left the UNLV football team because the university failed to make good on a promised payment of $100,000, according to his father and agent. UNLV strongly disputed their version of events.
Matthew Sluka, a senior transfer from Holy Cross, had led the UNLV football team to a 3-0 start this season.
The Aces are preparing for Sunday’s playoff opener, but first, here’s a look back at the team’s top individual performances from the 2024 regular season, led by A’ja Wilson.
The Aces guaranteed themselves home-court advantage for the first round of the WNBA playoffs with a road victory over the Seattle Storm.
Aces forward Alysha Clark is the second-oldest player in the WNBA, behind only Diana Taurasi. But she’s been a huge part of her team’s pursuit of a third straight title.
UNLV football coach Barry Odom took a page out of Nick Saban’s book when addressing his team following its first-ever national ranking.
A’ja Wilson made WNBA history, and the Aces finished off a three-game regular-season sweep of the Connecticut Sun on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
UNLV football made history Sunday. The Rebels appeared in the national rankings for the first time in 46 years after their win against Kansas on Friday.
The burning desire that led the Aces standout to stardom on the court is also evident in her latest endeavor: creating her own candle company.
The Aces prepared for the postseason with two straight road wins over the Indiana Fever, and their next three games will determine their playoff seeding.
The Indiana Fever came back from a double-digit deficit, but Chelsea Gray and the Aces held on for the win Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Aces are already sold out of 2025 season tickets, becoming the first team to sell out for next season before the end of the current regular season.
The Rebels believe they have a chance to make a statement on national television when they take on Kansas at 4 p.m. Friday.