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Initial Takeaways From WVU Football's Thrilling 31-24 Backyard Brawl Win

West Virginia football walked into Milan Puskar Stadium in Week 3 in front of a passionate home crowd, and they needed a win in a bad way against their biggest rival. The Mountaineers were up 14-3 in the third quarter before falling behind 24-14 late in the contest. But the Mountaineers put together acomback that forced overtime, and the goal posts came down in Morganton after WVU took home a 31-24 win.

In a game that was a roller coaster of emotions with numerous twists and turns, we learned more about the Mountaineers than we had through the month-and-a-half that consisted of preseason camp and the opening two weeks of the season.