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 — 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

The Kellenberg graduate, who quarterbacked the program to back-to-back undefeated seasons, committed to James Madison University last Wednesday for his graduate year. The move reunites him with his coaching staff from Holy Cross, where he was a four-year starter, led by coach Bob Chesney.

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 left the school after a dispute over NIL payments, has transferred to James Madison

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.