Entertainment & Sports
May 20, 2026
Pac-12, Mountain West reach tentative settlement in realignment fight
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences said they reached an agreement in principle to resolve litigation over the departure of five Mountain West schools to the rebuilt Pac-12, pausing lawsuits in California and Colorado as the parties finalize settlement terms.
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences paused their dispute Monday as they neared a settlement over the departure of five MWC schools to the Pac-12.
The parties informed the court Monday that they'd reached an agreement, prompting U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen to vacate a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. A joint statement from the conferences and schools said the parties had reached an agreement in principle, but the details still need to be finalized. Pac-12 Conf...
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