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 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 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 issued a statement Thursday saying athletic director Erick Harper misspoke when he said his department could only cover the first two years of football coach Dan Mullen’s contract.

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.

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

UNLV is presumably eager to build on its best football season in history—but in true Las Vegas fashion, the Rebels will need cash to cover their latest gamble. The school can only cover the first two years of the five-year contract it handed to new coach Dan Mullen on Dec.