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Rich Rodriguez Goes On Epic Rant About Large Number of Pitt Injuries In Backyard Brawl

WVU football's head coach was a bit upset at how Pitt's players kept dropping late in the game on Saturday.

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It seemed as if the Pitt Panthers' players were a bit more injury prone than WVU football fans – and head coach Rich Rodriguez – were willing to believe on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers pulled off a 31-24 win against their archrival in the 108th edition of The Backyard Brawl as they erased a ten-point deficit with just seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to force overtime and scoring a game-winning touchdown.