C-USA exit fee is $7 Million.

"If the Knights ultimately decide to join the Big East, Conference USA officials told the Sentinel that UCF would have to pay an exit fee of about $7 million. Schools leaving C-USA must pay their annual share of television revenue under dual contracts with Fox Sports Network and CBS Sports for five years and an additional one-time $500,000 fee."
"Conference USA also plans to enforce its exit rules, which means the earliest UCF could join the Big East would be for the 2013 football season."

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This just reaffirms thoughts

That the Big East dug its own grave. When C-USA has a higher exit fee than your conference, it usually means trouble.

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by JohnCassillo on Oct 12, 2025 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Can't make that leap, logically.

However, this news is bad all around for the Big East.

by Elasticman on Oct 12, 2025 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

FWIW, the SEC has no exit fee

by drothgery on Oct 12, 2025 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Nobody wants to leave the best conference in America - hence, no need for an exit fee

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by Kid Tenderloin on Oct 12, 2025 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

You can checkout, but you can never leave.

by KnightLine on Oct 12, 2025 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Not really

in the grand scheme of things I don’t think 7 mil will deter anyone. That C-USA will enforce it’s exit rules is worse news for PITT & Syracuse. If BE incoming teams are held up by their “old” conferences there will certainly be no incentive for the BE to release the defectors early.

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by 2mn8tr on Oct 12, 2025 2:12 PM EDT reply actions