Big East and West Virginia Continue Court Battle

Last Updated on June 5, 2014

West Virginia and the Big East continue to go toe-to-toe in the courtroom with their battle over WVU’s exit fee and the timetable for exit. Want to get up to speed with where they stand?

BusinessofCollegeSports.com writer Alicia Jessop details West Virginia’s lawsuit here.

ESPN’s Kristi Dosh (founder of BusinessofCollegeSports.com) details West Virginia’s lawsuit here and the Big East’s separate lawsuit here.

Sports law attorney Christian Dennie explains the motion to dismiss filed by West Virginia in the Big East’s lawsuit here and the motion to dismiss filed by the Big East in West Virginia’s lawsuit here.

What about Syracuse, who’s in a similar position to West Virginia? They’ve been pretty quiet and have not gotten involved with West Virginia’s lawsuit. At IMG’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in New York this week, ESPN’s Kristi Dosh tweeted Syracuse’s athletic director, Daryl Gross, said they are being cooperative and awaiting direction from the Big East. Gross expressed respect for the Big East’s process.