{
  "id": 1596241,
  "title": "Mountain West, 5 Departing Schools Agree to $49M Settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/mountain-west-5-departing-schools-agree-to-49m-settlement",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:56:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2026/mountain-west-five-schools-settlement-payment-amount-1234942167/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The five schools leaving the Mountain West Conference for the Pac-12 have agreed to pay their former league $49 million, according to a copy of a settlement agreement obtained by Sportico. That amount is roughly half of what the Mountain West originally sought to collect in exit fees and penalties from Boise State, San Diego […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}