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.

University of Nevada Las Vegas athletic director Erick Harper told the Board of Regents last week that his department can only cover the first two years of football coach Dan Mullen’s five-year contract.