without incurring any exit fees.
The specific clause mandates that the parties
“…will negotiate in good faith the consummation, as promptly as reasonably practicable, of a definitive transaction pursuant to which all MWC Member Institutions join Pac-12 as Pac-12 member institutions with no MWC Exit Fee payable by any MWC Member Institution to MWC.
The invitations, if made, would be effective as of the 2025-2026 NCAA season or the 2026-2027 NCAA season.”
The MWC protected itself by adding substantial penalties (on a sliding scale) if the PAC 12 invited some but not all of the schools.
OSU and Wazzu indicate that their first option is to join a P4. In the absence of that, the reverse merger will likely be the outcome.