
There’s only one guarantee I’m willing to make about the Week 1 game between West Virginia and Pittsburgh: it’ll get ugly.
Affectionately known as the Backyard Brawl, this long-time rivalry between schools just 75 miles apart will resume Thursday night after an 11-year hiatus. It’s already apparent the time apart did nothing to cool the fire between the sides — Pittsburgh quarterback Kedon Slovis had some not-so-nice things to say about the team in Morgantown.