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Pitt-West Virginia features Big East's top 2 backs (AP)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:43:52 PST

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart likes a comeback story and he sees a darned good one in Pittsburgh's Bill Stull. Stewart has noticed Stull's improvement since the last time No. 8 Pittsburgh (9-1, 5-0 Big East) and West Virginia (7-3, 3-2) met in the Backyard Brawl. The quarterback can help lead the Panthers to their third straight win over the Mountaineers on Friday night, something that...

West Virginia Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:36:02 PST

There are times in rivalry games, when coaches having two weeks to prepare, dig deep down into their bag of tricks to come up with something special, a surprise play to spring on their opponent.

West Virginia, a home underdog against No. 8/9 Pittsburgh in the 102nd renewal of the Backyard Brawl, certainly could be in a situation where a trick play or two might just be in order, but don’t be looking for Coach Bill Stewart to leaning in that direction.

“I learned a long time ago that in big game, fundamentals are the key,” Stewart said. “I saw a quote from Dave (Pittsburgh coach Wannstedt), who said pretty much the same thing.

No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21 (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:35:15 PST

Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Now the Bearcats can try to run the table with their senior quarterback throwing the ball. Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive first half to beat West Virginia 24-21 for the best start in school history.