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.
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That amount is roughly half of what the Mountain West originally sought to collect in exit fees and penalties from Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State and Utah State. The league’s exit penalties were reported to range from $19 million to $38 million per school, depending on the circumstances…