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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 Pitt to a four-year extension for the Backyard Brawl from 2033-36. The series will start in Acrisure ...

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 cheapest ticket going anywhere from $150 to $200, and batteries are being sold a lot more than ...

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 that sentiment, but Rich Rodriguez’s return brought a lot of hope because of where he left off in 2007. Although ...

Scheduling conflicts make extending the Backyard Brawl difficult past 2025

MORGANTOWN -- Saturday will be the 108th meeting of the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, one of the famous rivalries in college football. It’s been going for four years strong now, but after this year, the rivalry will be postponed until 2029. For a few years, the biggest ...