PITTSBURGH — Trailing by 10 and the clock dwindling, there was no panic on the Pittsburgh sideline. No nervousness. No anxiety. Given the way Eli Holstein is playing, why would there be? Twice in eight days, the Panthers have been down big late to a longtime rival. And twice in eight ...
PITTSBURGH — West Virginia’s offense ran out of gas at the most crucial time in Saturday’s 38-34 loss to Pitt. The Mountaineers got their offense moving in the second half, but ran out of steam late in the fourth quarter, settling for a field goal inside the 10-yard line and going ...
MORGANTOWN — The biggest game of the year isn’t typically played in the middle of September, but it’s hard to argue that there is ever a bigger game for WVU or Pitt than the Backyard Brawl. The Backyard Brawl returns to the Steel City this season for the 107th meeting between bitter ...
Morgantown and Pittsburgh are close enough that the weather doesn’t drastically change from one place to the other. We’ve had a beautiful week of weather here in Morgantown and it was pretty much the same up in the Steel City. And yet, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi held football practice ...
The Backyard Brawl is critically important to the WVU and Pitt football programs and their fans. For the players, not so much. Yet. The players know the rivalry is important, but very few of them have a personal connection to the game that was so evident with players 10 or 15 years ago. ...
MORGANTOWN — When it was announced Pitt running back Rodney Hammond was declared ineligible for the entire 2024 season, it appeared the Panthers had lost an important offensive weapon. Little did anyone know, the Panthers had a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Pitt went in a ...