A tax filing released this week by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the embattled governing body for college sports, shows that the organization paid $8.7 million in legal fees and expenses during its most recent fiscal year.

The latest Form 990 filed by the Indianapolis-based nonprofit with the IRS covers the 12-month period between Sept. 1, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2013. Among the NCAA’s five-largest independent contractors is Latham & Watkins, which is listed as being paid more than $3.2 million for “legal services.”