Did UNLV have the NIL money to get him is the bigger question.
The other question, even if they did, was it worth the price if it meant not being able to get or keep other players.
Boise State still has deeper pockets than UNLV at this point.
UNLV still has to be shrewd with how it approaches NIL and how much they want to spend especially on one player.
If we lost out on a prospect to UNM or UNR I'd be way more concerned.
Harper is attempting to lessen that gap but it will take time.
UNLV is still a relatively young university, meaning it's pool of donors/alumni with $$$ is still relatively small in comparison to a lot of other schools.
There's a lot of money in Vegas but not a lot that has direct ties to UNLV.