When West Virginia and Pittsburgh meet in the “Backyard Brawl,” there will be plenty of newcomers getting their first significant snaps in the rivalry on Saturday night.
“Growing up, you see that rivalry all the time and you see the atmosphere and you just think about playing in it,” Clement said. “Going into this, it’s crazy.”
Two years later, Pittsburgh was ranked No. 8 when Tyler Bitancurt’s fourth field goal of the game, a 43-yarder as time expired, lifted West Virginia to a 19-16 win. In 2011, West Virginia earned a comeback 21-20 win en route to an appearance in the Orange Bowl. Earlier this month he showed the video to Devonshire when it popped up as an anniversary mention on his social media timeline.For the second straight year, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi had West Virginia’s fight song and John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” blaring on loudspeakers during practices.
Last year he was at Minnesota when the Gophers beat Wisconsin on the road to retain possession of Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
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