Backyard Brawl Preview: West Virginia vs Pittsburgh Showdown

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00:00It's the backyard brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh, 75 miles, 100 miles, however

00:09you categorize it, of hate between these two teams.

00:12The 106th all-time meeting West Virginia has won the last four, including last year.

00:18This is their third year in a row, meaning they had not met prior to 2021, or 2022 rather,

00:25since 2011.

00:26Kev, less than a field goal spread in this matchup, how do you see the game playing out

00:30between the Mountaineers and the Panthers?

00:32Rising total, 62 is pretty much anywhere you look, I'm going under, what kind of fight

00:35has that many points in it?

00:37Last year, 17-6, final score, I think a lot was taken out of pit, an awesome comeback

00:42last week, down 27-6, they went 28-7, now you play a rival here in West Virginia, I'm

00:48going under 62, I don't believe that with this type of rivalry, that we can see that

00:53many points in a Narduzzi game.

00:55I think we can get over the total, don't love it, but I do like West Virginia, they've

00:59won four of the last five, won this matchup 31-7 last year, Garrett Green going up against

01:05Holstein, the quarterback for Pittsburgh, I think you'll get points, but I do like the

01:08Mountaineers in this spot.

01:10Eli Holstein, the freshman for the Panthers, at least 302 yards and is opening two games

01:15for pit, both against FBS Foes, first Pittsburgh quarterback to throw for 300 since 1989.

01:22Now the Panthers were really bad defending the run last year, 150 yards given up, they

01:27were 8th best in the country in 2022, led the ACC in rushing defense the year prior,

01:33which leads you to West Virginia, who bounced back after the Penn State loss against Albany

01:38last week with 305 yards on the ground, CJ Donaldson 125, Jaheim White threw the century

01:43mark as well, and Garrett Green, 68 yards on the ground, all rushing for a score.

01:49That's the key matchup, can Pitt defend the WVU rushing attack we know last year was prolific.