On the week of the Backyard Brawl, the rivalry received some good news regarding the future of the series.

Friday afternoon, West Virginia football announced it agreed with Pitt to a four-year extension for the Backyard Brawl from 2033-36. The series will start in Acrisure Stadium, then rotate between Morgantown and Pittsburgh the remaining years of the deal.

“It’s always a great day when you can extend one of the best rivalries in all of college sports,” WVU athletic director Wren Baker said in a release. “I want to thank Pitt Athletic Director Allan Greene for his help in extending the ‘Backyard Brawl,’ and there is no doubt that today’s announcement is a win for not only fans of the two Universities but for all of college football.”

The series originally was slated to pick back up in

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