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 […]
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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. […]
COLUMN: Tye Edwards gets WVU run game going in high gear again
MORGANTOWN — There were literally dozens of storylines that came out of West Virginia’s 31-24 overtime victory Saturday against the hated Panthers of Pitt. Only one statement, though: This WVU […]
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 […]
C-B defense forces eight turnovers and runs past Valley Wetzel, 48-6
BLACKSVILLE – Even though the weather for Clay-Battelle’s homecoming game against Valley Wetzel was perfectly dry and absolutely perfect, the Cee-Bees might as well have been playing in a monsoon, […]
Harrison Helbig has big night through the air to lead UHS past Buckhannon-Upshur
TENNERTON – Harrison Helbig threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing TD from 2-yards out to lead University High to a dominating 62-12 over Buckhannon-Upshur on […]
Brawl in the Family: The philosopher, the goal post (and a certain football game)
WHEELING – All hail Henry, Freddie, Mousey and Fish. “I look at that doggone thing every day and I still laugh,” Ed Gorczyca said Friday morning. “After all these years.” […]
Morgantown improves to 3-0 with dominant victory over Hedgesville, 52-7
MORGANTOWN – Through the first three weeks of the 2025 season, the Morgantown High School football team has scored 134 points and only allowed 21 to its opponents, dominating on […]
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 […]
