The day after Thanksgiving may bring frenzy to shopping centers around the country, but it will furthermore bring a distinct kind of frenzy in West Virginia. The 104th annual Backyard Brawl comes to Morgantown on November 25th when the Panthers face the West Virginia Mountaineers in this Big East struggle. Only 75 miles of Interstate 79 separate these two great schools adding energy to this heated rivalry. Both squads have a few things in common with one another; primarily among the parallels they both have first year head coaches with Todd Graham manning the helm in Pittsburgh and Dana Holgorsen foremost the West Virginia Mountaineers. The West Virginia Mountaineers beat Pitt 19-16 on a last 2nd 43-yard FG by Tyler Bitancurt the last time this match was held in Morgantown in 2009. Pitt holds the advantage in the overall series nevertheless at 61 victories, 39 losses, and 3 ties.

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Pittsburgh shows up with a 5-5 record and a 3-2 record in the Big East Conference. They have gone 1-1 versus rated competitors this season with a victory over #16 South Florida and a loss versus the #23 Cincinnati Bearcats. They finish the job even if the offense and defense of the Pitt Panthers aren’t really stellar. The Pitt Panthers average 25.6 points per game and their competitors are held to 22.8 points per game. The Pitt Panthers offensive attack is lead by junior Qb Tino Sunseri (2,037 passing yards – 63.7 completion pct. – 125.3 rating – 9 Touchdown / 8 INT). The rushing attack is led by junior Ray Graham (958 rushing yards – 5.8 yards per carry – 9 Touchdown) and the receiving core is led by sophomore WR Devin Street (39 catches – 572 yards – 2 Touchdown).

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West Virginia holds court with a 7-3 record along with an identical 3-2 record in the Big East Conference. The West Virginia Mountaineers furthermore hold a 1-1 record versus rated competitors this year. They hold a loss versus #2 LSU and a victory over #23 Cincinnati. The West Virginia Mountaineers are offense personified with junior powerhouse Qb Geno Smith (3,497 passing yards – 64.5 completion pct. – 151.5 rating – 24 Touchdown / 5 INT) foremost the West Virginia attack. Opposing safeties and DB’s are placed on notice by WR’s Tavon Austin (72 catches – 907 yards – 4 Touchdown) and Stedman Bailey (57 catches – 1,037 yards – 10 TD’s). The rushing attack is led by freshman Dustin Garrison (600 rushing yards – 5.5 yards per carry – 5 TD’s).