Pac-12 Files A Federal Lawsuit Against Mountain West Over $43 Million In ‘Poaching’ Penalties

(Associated Press) – The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls unlawful and unenforceable fees that could cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State.

The antitrust lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in California and is seeking a declaratory judgment by a judge.

The Mountain West has exit fees of upward of $17 million for departing schools.

There are also poaching fees that were put in place in the Mountain West’s scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State, the only current Pac-12 members this season.