The Backyard Brawl is back. The 2022 season opener between the Pittsburgh Panthers and West Virginia Mountaineers will mark the first time this rivalry has been played since going on hiatus after 2011. This is good news for college football betting.
The two teams first met in 1895 and have a long, storied rivalry. The 2022 matchup will be the first of four straight seasons where the Backyard Brawl will be played, marking a rekindling of this historic rivalry. Conference realignment temporarily put a hold on the series after both teams left the Big East Conference.
Pittsburgh is a seven-point favorite when the two meet in Week 1.
Here’s a look at this rivalry over the 105 years of its existence: