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 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 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,