Big East Expels West Virginia in Mountaineers’ Move to Big 12
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The Big East Conference expelled West Virginia University, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to move to the Big 12 beginning with the 2012 college football season.
The move is part of a settlement of a lawsuit that West Virginia filed against the conference to get out of a required 27-month waiting period to exit. The Big East said it will receive a payment “well in excess” of the $5 million required by the conference’s bylaws, according to an e-mail press release. No specific figure was given, although the Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail reported that the payment was $20 million.