[Location - Date:UNDATED 2/14/12][Source:AP STILLS][VO:][VOICE-OVER:KLOBUCAR]TRACK#1 WEST VIRGINIA WILL BE PLAYING BIG 12 FOOTBALL THIS FALL.THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY IT HAD SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH THE BIG EAST FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT, CLEARING THE WAY FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS TO JOIN THE BIG 12 IN JULY.ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OLIVER LUCK SAYS THE TERMS OF THE DEAL WERE CONFIDENTAL AND WVU WOULD NOT RELEASE DETAILS.BUT LUCK SAYS NO STATE, TAXPAER, TUITION OR OTHER ACADEMIC DOLALRS WILL BE USED IN THE SETTLEMENT.HE SAYS FUNDING WILL COME ONLY FROM PRIVATE SOURCES AND MONEY THAT ATHLETICS RAISED INDEPENTENTLY.A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE AGREEMENT SAYS THE SETTLEMENT TOTALED 20 MILLION DOLLARS -- BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE BIG 12.WVU SUED THE BIG EAST IN NOVEMBER, CHALLENGING ITS BYLAWS IN A BID TO JOIN THE BIG 12 IN TIME FOR THE 2012 FOOTBALL SEASON.THE BIG EAST COUNTERSUED FOUR DAYS LATER.THE MOUNTAINEERS DEPARTURE LEAVES THE BIG EAST WITH SEVEN FOOTBALL SCHOOLS FOR NEXT FALL -- AND A HOLD IN THE SCHEDULE THAT LEAVES ITS REMAINING MEMBERS SCRAMBLING TO FIND A GAME SO LATE.JOHN KLOBUCAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS