Big East Puts Litigation Behind It by Settling with Departing Members

The Big East Conference announced last month that it was dropping its lawsuit against Texas Christian University in exchange for TCU remitting a $5 million buyout.   The settlement ends an up-and-down two-year period between TCU and the conference. In November 2010, the football-rich school announced with much fanfare that it would join the Big East, which has been known as a powerhouse basketball conference   However, In October 2011, TCU changed its mind and accepted an invitation to