The Mountain West’s conference realignment legal fight gained a new layer Thursday when three departing schools accused the league of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars — including Boise State’s College Football Playoff money — and misleading them about a covert plan to speed up the addition of Grand Canyon University as a member.

Those complaints are from an updated Colorado district court lawsuit filed against the Mountain West by members Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State. All three are among the schools leaving for the Pac-12 next year.

The 37-page filing also adds Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez as a defendant. The suit said the league and commissioner “intentionally and fraudulently” deprived the schools of their membership rights and caused millio

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