US EditionPac-12, Mountain West Headed Back to Court After Mediation Flops
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, JUL 15 – Grand Canyon University’s early 2025 entry disrupts San Diego State’s Pac-12 transition with scheduling conflicts and fuels ongoing legal disputes over $55 million in poaching fees.
- On July 8, the Mountain West board approved GCU's early entry for 2025, allowing competition in regular-season games and conference championships this year.
- Last week, the timeline changed and GCU's early Mountain West entry prompted the conference to seek a hoops haven in Phoenix.
- Starting in August, GCU's participation in 17 sports highlights its competitive breadth, with basketball expanding to 12 teams and creating an unbalanced schedule.
- San Diego State said they were not consulted or permitted to vote, while Boise State and SDSU expressed frustration over schedule changes and inconvenience.
- Alongside SDSU, Colorado State, Utah State, Fresno State and Boise State set up their 2026 Pac-12 transition, while GCU's early entry prompted schedule disputes and frustration from SDSU and Boise State.
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Pac-12, Mountain West headed back to court after mediation fails over millions in ‘poaching’ fees
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences are headed back to court after failing to reach a settlement agreement in mediation over $55 million in “poaching” fees.The conferences failed to reach an agreement by Tuesday’s deadline in mediation that began in May. The Pac-12 has requested a hearing on the pending motion to dismiss on Sept. 9.“The Pac-12 remains committed to moving forward with legal action in response to the Mountain West’s attempt t…
Pac-12, Mountain West headed back to court after mediation flops
The Pac-12 and Mountain West failed to reach a mediated resolution to the poaching penalty lawsuit and are back on the litigation track, according to a filing Tuesday in the Northern District of California.
$150 Million Fight Between College Conferences Now Set for Courtroom
The Pac‑12 and Mountain West conferences have failed to resolve a bitter legal dispute over more than $150 million in exit fees and so‑called “poaching penalties,” making a joint court filing Tuesday that signals a looming courtroom showdown. The mediation that began in May fell apart as both sides remained entrenched in their positions, and a motion to dismiss hearing is scheduled for September 9 in federal court. The dispute centers on the …
Canzano: Pac-12 vs. Mountain West poker game takes a turn
Nobody’s talking now because of ongoing litigation, but it wasn’t that long ago that the Mountain West and Pac-12 were busy plotting against each other and having lots of calculated conversations. Oregon State visited San Diego State in Week 2 last season for a football game. I met with a source on the morning of the Beavers’ 21-0 win at Snapdragon Stadium, who told me MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez was preparing to make a move. She’d floated th…
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