After Pitt Football Head Coach Pat Narduzzi and Dana Holgorsen took jabs at the once nationally revered rivalry, It's clear Pitt is afraid to play West Virginia.
On Tuesday, University of Pittsburgh Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi was quoted as saying that he would love to play WVU again, but, their instate rivalry with Penn State is more important than an out-of-state rivalry with WVU.
By the time Penn State and Pitt play on September 10th, 2016, they will have not played for 16 years and Penn State is 23-8 versus Pitt since 1966.
The talk surrounding the Backyard Brawl since it's conclusion in 2011 has been that WVU's Athletic Department personnel and Dana Holgorsen are very open to the idea of scheduling the Backyard Brawl.