The Pac-12 and Mountain West are headed to court. The conferences were unable to reach a settlement in the legal dispute over exit fees and poaching penalties tied to the Pac-12's acquisition of five Mountain West schools, and they made a joint filing Tuesday to ask for a hearing on Sept. 9.

The conferences were unable to resolve their differences with a mediator. The next step is a hearing on the Mountain West’s motion to dismiss.

Las Vegas • On the 60th floor of the Circa hotel, in the exclusive Legacy Club, Mountain West coaches, athletic directors and officials conversed like it was any other of the previous media days in the 26-year history of the conference: smiles,