UNLV athletic director Erick Harper admitted that the school can only afford to pay the first two years of new football coach Dan Mullen's five-year, $17.5 million contract. Harper made the admission at a Board of Regents meeting last week,

UNLV athletic director Erick Harper admitted the school can only afford to pay the first two years of new head football coach Dan Mullen’s contract. Mullen signed a five-year deal with the school worth $17.

UNLV is sitting in a giant financial hole and just inked Mullen to a $17.5 million contract they're not sure how they're going to pay for.

Dan Mullen is signed to a 5-year deal at UNLV, but the program's AD says there are only funds for the first 2 seasons.

After originally stating the University can only afford two of the five year contract signed by the team's football coach, the school has now walked back that statement.

UNLV athletic director Erick Harper told the school's Board of Regents last week that his department does not have enough funds to cover the final three years of football coach Dan Mullen's contract,

UNLV athletic director Erick Harper misspoke last week when he told the Board of Regents that his department only has the funds to pay for the first two years of new football coach Dan Mullen’s five-year,

UNLV apparently can’t afford to pay its new head football coach beyond the immediate future. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports