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.

On Tuesday, the Pac-12 and Mountain West acknowledged they had not made progress and requested that the court hold a hearing on Sept. 9.