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 followed. Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein received the snap and fired behind the motion man, where ...
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. Quarterback Nicco Marchiol snapped the ball and instantly had defenders in his face. Quickly, Marchiol tossed it to tight end ...
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 running game ain’t dead yet. It would have been easy for me, you, your neighbor and your ...
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 to win in overtime 31-24 over the Panthers, after trailing by seven with 5:03 left in the ...
MORGANTOWN -- “I want to start by saying something bold … 27-24, WVU,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday, drawing applause from the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Morrisey, who will attend Saturday’s 108th Backyard Brawl alongside Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, ...
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 ...