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- Louisiana Tech will leave Conference USA for the Sun Belt Conference in July 2026.
- A settlement requires the university to pay over $8 million to settle the March lawsuit.
- Both leagues listed the school on 2026 football schedules, prompting a C-USA slate revision.
- The Sun Belt will have 14 members while Conference USA will fall to 10 after UTEP joins Mountain West.
- Louisiana Tech says the move will improve health, finances and vitality.
