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Longtime rivals Pitt and West Virginia extended the Backyard Brawl with a four-game football series that will run from 2033-36.
On the eve of the 108th Backyard Brawl, Pitt and West Virginia announced Friday they have agreed to play four more football games against each other, ensuring the rivalry will be played every season from 2029 through 2036.
The University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University have added four future football games beginning in 2033, the schools announced Friday. After a three-season break, the series is slated to resume in 2029.
The Backyard Brawl is set to continue until at least 2036 after Pitt and West Virginia agreed to an extension of the series.
One day before the 108th installment of the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, both schools announced an extension of the historic rivalry for four additional years, from 2033-36. Those four games will be split between Acrisure and Milan Puskar stadiums,
Rodriguez's return revitalizes an element of the Backyard Brawl. He still feels the pain from the last time he coached in it in 2007.
Friday afternoon, the West Virginia Mountaineers and Pitt Panthers announced a four-year extension to the Backyard Brawl in football, spanning from 2033-2036. T
Saturday's Backyard Brawl will be the final one until 2029 after scheduling conflicts threatened to end an underrated rivalry. For Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein, the Brawl is his last chance to earn Panthers fans local bragging rights.