The week of the Backyard Brawl has arrived. While the Mountaineers are not exactly riding a high coming into the matchup with Pitt, you can throw all the records and statistics out the window when a rival comes to town.
WVU Defensive Coordinator Zac Alley acknowledged the rivalry in his Tuesday press conference, saying "they hate us, and we hate them, it’s going to be great.”
In all seriousness, this is a bitter rivalry, and if last week’s loss at Ohio is any indication, the Mountaineers have a lot of work to do if they want to win this year’s edition of the Brawl on their home field in Morgantown.