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Gallery: Mountaineer Football Looks Ahead After Historic Backyard Brawl

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2 years ago

September 2, 2022

WVU Football's Marcius Floyd celebrates a play Thursday night in the teams loss to the Pitt Panthers. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

PITTSBURGH — In a turn of events, the Mountaineer football team lost its season opener to the Pitt Panthers Thursday night in the renewal of the Backyard Brawl. The team is ready to take the positives of the game into next Saturday’s matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks in Morgantown. Check out some of the action from last night’s historic game. (WVSN photos by Kelsie LeRose)

: Wide-receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton with one of his nine receptions against Pitt Thursday night. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: QB JT Daniels, 18, comforts his teammate Reese Smith, 15, after officials call his catch incomplete to end the Mountaineers chance to win. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton carries out the West Virginia flag prior to Thursday’s Backyard Brawl. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: ESPN’s College GameDay was in attendance of the Thursday’s Backyard Brawl in Pittsburgh. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: WVU fans cheer on their Mountaineers in Pittsburgh. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: TE Mike O’Laughlin, 87, celebrates with WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton after his touchdown catch. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: Running Back Tony Mathis Jr. reaches toward the goal line Thursday in Pittsburgh. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: Hershey McLaurin runs the ball after a blocked punt on special teams against Pitt on Thursday night. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)

: WVU’s Dante Stills and Jared Bartlett take Pitt’s running back down in the backfield Thursday at Acrisure Stadium. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose)