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 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 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.