The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it claims is an "illegal" poaching fee, according to Shehan Jeyarajah and Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, after the conference lured Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Utah State away from the Mountain West in an attempts to reach eight football schools by the 2026 season.
Per that report, the Mountain West wrote a "poaching penalty" into its scheduling agreement with the Pac-12 last year that would charge the conference "$10 million per school in damages, which are separate from the $17 million exit fee that schools must pay.