MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s win over Pitt was by far the biggest win of the young season, and probably won’t be topped the rest of this year, or for the […]
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WR Preston Fox, LB Chase Wilson among injured WVU players heading into Kansas
MORGANTOWN — The Backyard Brawl is known for being physical and exhausting. It takes it all out of you, and the 108th rendition of the rivalry this year definitely took […]
WVU pass rusher Jimmori Robinson will play against Kansas
MORGANTOWN — The wait is finally over. Rich Rodriguez announced on his radio show that UTSA transfer Jimmori Robinson will play for West Virginia against Kansas, making his season debut. […]
WVU offense spreads the ball around in win over Pitt
MORGANTOWN — On third and 9 with two minutes left, West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol dropped back and found tight end Grayson Barnes over the middle of the field for […]
Zac Alley’s defense shines, provides stops for WVU to beat Pitt
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley told safety Darrian Lewis to watch Pitt’s motion down in the red zone. The Panthers, sure enough, motioned the receiver, and Lewis […]
Nicco Marchiol benched, comes back in to win Backyard Brawl
MORGANTOWN — There were 11 seconds left on the clock. It was second down from the 2-yard line. West Virginia was down 24-17 to rival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl. […]
WVU rallies from down 10, beats Pitt in overtime
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia came all the way back to win in overtime over Pitt in the 108th Backyard Brawl. On the heroics of quarterback Nicco Marchiol, the Mountaineers rallied […]
WVU, Pitt extend football series from 2033-36
MORGANTOWN — On the week of the Backyard Brawl, the WVU-Pitt football rivalry received some good news regarding the future of the series. Friday afternoon, WVU announced it agreed with […]
Rich Rodriguez: Backyard Brawl is ‘the biggest game you play’
MORGANTOWN — There’s a large “Beat Pitt” sign outside on the intersection of Chestnut Ridge Road and Don Nehlen Drive. The tickets for Saturday’s game are sold out, with the […]
COLUMN: Anything can happen in a rivalry game, especially the Backyard Brawl
MORGANTOWN — No one expected West Virginia to go 12-0. That’s just unreasonable. However, a lot of fans thought there was going to be immediate success. I was skeptical of […]
