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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs two NIL bills set to level the playing field for WVU, Marshall
MORGANTOWN — Lawmakers, WVU president Michael T. Benson, athletic director Wren Baker, football coach Rich Rodriguez and three WVU football players were in attendance Thursday to watch West Virginia Gov. […]
