University of Washington asks court to dismiss Oregon State, Washington State’s suit against Pac-12

The University of Washington asked a court on Monday to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the Pac-12 by Oregon State and Washington State, which seeks to prevent the conference's departing members from standing in the way of their efforts to rebuild the beleaguered league. A mediation process is ongoing between Oregon State and Washington State and the 10 departing Pac-12 members, according to the court filings, but two schools believe that shouldn't stop the court case from proceeding. Washington's motion to intervene in the case, which was granted and includes a request for dismissal, was filed in Superior Court in Whitman County, not far from Washington State's Pullman campus.