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.

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.

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.