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Backyard Brawl Extended Through 2036 as West Virginia Wins 108th Meeting in Overtime

Annual September matchups return in 2029 after a three-year pause.

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Jacob Barrick #81 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs with the ball during the game against Robert Morris Colonials in the second quarter at Milan Puskar Stadium on August 30, 2025 in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Overview

  • The schools added four games for 2033–36 to a previously scheduled 2029–32 set, ensuring yearly meetings through 2036.
  • Each game is assigned to September in a home-and-home rotation, with Pitt hosting in 2029, 2031, 2033 and 2035 and West Virginia hosting the alternating years.
  • Saturday’s game was the 108th meeting and the last until 2029, with West Virginia rallying from 10 down in the fourth quarter to beat Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
  • Tye Edwards ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns in place of injured Jahiem White, and Nicco Marchiol returned late to engineer the tying drive in regulation.
  • Pitt maintains the overall series lead at 63-42-3, and school leaders framed the extension as a commitment to preserving a century-old regional rivalry.