The University of Maryland will pay $31 mil to exit its athletic conference.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maryland-acc-settlement-20140808,0,7413737.story

Like the O'Bannon case, it's emblematic of the money that's involved in the high end of college sports.

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