Pittsburgh and West Virginia close out a four-year renewal of the bitter Backyard Brawl rivalry series on Saturday as the Mountaineers seek to draw even at two games apiece. These longtime foes will put their hatred on hiatus until 2029 after the Week 3 battle, so the bragging rights stakes are even higher this time around.

The 2025 clash welcomes West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez back to the series for the first time since 2007. He went 4-3 against the Panthers in his first stint but closed things out with an infamous loss that still haunts the Mountaineers program 18 years later. Rodriguez called the 13-9 loss that ruined West Virginia's chances of clinching a BCS Championship Game spot "the worst moment of my professional career."

Rodriguez could remove some of the bitter taste fr

See Full Page