The Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences are headed for a major legal showdown this fall after failed mediation over $150 million in exit and poaching fees related to realignment.

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,

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.