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From burning couches to displaying effigies of head coaches, the Backyard Brawl has a contentious history that dates back to 1895, when Pitt won 8-0. Since then, the game has turned into a battleground of insults and deep-rooted Appalachian rivalry.

College football is arguably the most popular sport — deservedly or not — at the University of Pittsburgh. With a deep history of past success and bitter rivalries, many people first heard of Pitt through their efforts on the football field.  But with its success and culture, Pitt has made fans out of its faculty...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Look at just about every statistical measurement of these two teams, and you get what looks like a very close game. From the ultimate measuring stick of

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Back in 2019, shortly after he left West Virginia to take the head football coaching job at Houston, Dana Holgorsen sat down with Sports Illustrated

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — What makes a team a team?

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Sandwiched between a tough road loss to then seventh-ranked Penn State, and next Saturday’s matchup with Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, a lightened load at

Texas has solidified the top spot, but there are plenty of changes in Big 12 Power Rankings this week.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Mountaineer coaches have not attempted to hide their displeasure with West Virginia’s pass defense through its first two games of the 2023 season.

It’s not always scheduling rivalry games these days, but both sides of the aisle have agreed that the Backyard Brawl should play every season.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) – Sandwiched between a tough road loss to then seventh-ranked Penn State, and next Saturday’s matchup with Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, a lightened load at