MORGANTOWN — For the last year and change, West Virginia football’s biggest weakness has been its defense. Against rival Pitt on Saturday, however, that same defense turned out to be the Mountaineers’ greatest strength. Against the Panthers, WVU’s much-maligned defense grabbed ...
MORGANTOWN — If nothing else, West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol has proven he isn’t afraid of the spotlight. For the second time in his young career, the backup quarterback was thrust into service due to injury Saturday night and was able to provide a steady hand that allowed ...
It certainly wasn’t pretty -- few things during Neal Brown’s tenure at WVU have been -- but the Mountaineers picked up their biggest win in years, 17-6, over rival Pitt Saturday night inside Milan Puskar Stadium. “They call it the Brawl for a reason,” Brown said. “That wasn’t a ...
MORGANTOWN — It will be strength against strength and weakness against weakness when West Virginia and Pitt meet for the 106th edition of the Backyard Brawl tonight inside Milan Puskar Stadium. This will be Pitt’s first game at Mountaineer Field since a 21-20 WVU victory in 2011. It is ...
MORGANTOWN — It did not take long for Neal Brown to get the full Backyard Brawl experience. When the storied rivalry between West Virginia and Pitt returned from a 10-year absence last season, Brown saw first-hand what it was all about. Brown’s high school football coach was ...
MORGANTOWN — It does not take that long after tuning into a WVU football game to notice the fire that burns within quarterback Garrett Greene. Greene, the Mountaineers’ junior signal-caller, plays the game like every snap is the most important of the game, if not his life. “He’s ...