{"id":94737,"date":"2026-03-15T02:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/utah-valley-university-statement-on-wac-litigation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T02:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:16:34","slug":"utah-valley-university-statement-on-wac-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/utah-valley-university-statement-on-wac-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Valley University Statement on WAC Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-links\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>                     Up until this point, Utah Valley University\u00a0(UVU)\u00a0has\u00a0refrained\u202f from\u00a0publicly\u00a0commenting\u00a0on\u00a0its current dispute with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC),\u202fand\u202finstead\u00a0presented\u00a0its case in court. Recent public statements from the WAC, however, have compelled UVU to clarify through\u00a0the following public statement:\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nUVU and the WAC are involved in litigation over UVU&#8217;s impending exit from the WAC as of July 1, 2026, and the WAC&#8217;s failure to pay UVU approximately $2.3 million\u00a0which amount includes NCAA distributions UVU student athletes have earned. These funds are vital to support and administer athletics at the university.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nBased on an agreement reached between the WAC and its members on June 21, 2024, UVU does not believe it is required to pay an exit fee in connection with its departure from the WAC; this is because the university fulfilled its obligation to remain in the conference through June 30, 2026.\u202fNevertheless, the WAC sued UVU in Texas,\u00a0seeking payment of a $1 million exit fee,\u00a0and has\u202fattempted\u202fon multiple occasions to bar UVU\u00a0from the WAC\u00a0post-season tournaments until it\u00a0is paid.\u00a0UVU immediately and\u00a0properly challenged the jurisdiction\u202fof a\u00a0Texas court to decide these critical legal issues for Utah&#8217;s largest public university.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nUVU also counter-sued the WAC and successfully secured two injunction orders from Utah&#8217;s Fourth Judicial District Court\u202f(the &#8220;Court&#8221;). The first order was a\u00a0temporary\u00a0restraining\u00a0order, issued on February \u202f24,\u202f2026,\u202fthat lasted for\u202f14 days.\u202fThe\u00a0second order, a\u00a0preliminary\u00a0injunction, was issued on\u00a0March 6, 2026.\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nSpecifically, the March 6, 2026,\u00a0ruling and\u00a0order entering a\u00a0preliminary\u00a0injunction (&#8220;preliminary\u00a0injunction\u00a0order&#8221;) ordered the following:\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n1. Defendant, Western Athletic Conference (&#8220;WAC&#8221;), is hereby ORDERED to immediately\u00a0reinstate UVU to all WAC-sponsored media broadcasts;\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n2. The WAC is further ORDERED to permit\u00a0all UVU teams and student-athletes\u202f\u00a0participate\u00a0in all upcoming WAC and NCAA post-season tournaments and\/or\u202f\u00a0championships; and\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n3.\u202fThe WAC is further ORDERED to reinstate the eligibility of UVU teams,\u202fcoaches, and\u202fstudent-athletes\u202ffor\u202fpost-season awards consideration.\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nTo be\u00a0clear, UVU has not paid a settlement or an exit fee to the WAC. While litigation is pending, and as part of the legal proceedings, UVU has agreed to place $1 million in an escrow account overseen by the\u00a0Court. If UVU prevails in the\u202flitigation,\u202fthat\u202f$1 million will be returned to UVU.\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nOn\u00a0March 10, 2026, the WAC published a unilateral declaration and self-imposed deadline concerning the aforementioned $1\u00a0million payment.\u202fThe Court had not established a deadline.\u202fMoreover, in UVU&#8217;s interpretation, the action threatened by\u202fthe\u202fWAC\u202fto\u202fbar UVU from the related basketball tournaments would have been an overt violation of the\u00a0Court&#8217;s\u00a0preliminary\u00a0injunction\u00a0order.\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nIn an\u00a0order issued\u00a0on\u00a0March 11, 2026,\u00a0the Court\u202fstated\u202fthat\u202f&#8221;The Utah 4th District Court is in receipt of the escrow funds referenced in this Court&#8217;s order granting preliminary injunction issued March 6, 2026. Upon issuance of the March 6th ruling, Utah Valley University was\u202fimmediately\u202fin contact with the Court seeking direction as to how to place funds on account. Once the court properly instructed UVU as to the deposit mechanisms, escrow funds were deposited as soon as practicable.&#8221;\u202fDespite\u202fthe\u202fWAC&#8217;s public misrepresentation, UVU has always been and will remain in compliance\u00a0with any court&#8217;s orders. \u202f\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nUVU will continue to defend its student-athletes&#8217;\u202frights to compete,\u00a0and\u00a0looks forward to a speedy resolution to the matter.\u202f\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1808438555903315');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js&#39;);\nfbq('init', '162117385141584');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gouvu.com\/news\/2026\/3\/11\/general-utah-valley-university-statement-on-wac-litigation.aspx\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Story Links &#13; &#13; Up until this point, Utah Valley University\u00a0(UVU)\u00a0has\u00a0refrained\u202f from\u00a0publicly\u00a0commenting\u00a0on\u00a0its current dispute with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC),\u202fand\u202finstead\u00a0presented\u00a0its case in court. 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