West Virginia has a pretty difficult schedule this fall, but they'll have a handful of their toughest games taking place at home at Mountaineer Field. Some of t

West Virginia Head Coach Rich Rodriguez was asked at his introductory press conference about the importance of the Backyard Brawl. He didn’t leave any doubt. “They can’t make it big enough. It’s the biggest that we play every year.

Rodriguez led West Virginia during easily the best three-year stretch in school history. After consecutive 11-2 seasons, the Mountaineers had a chance to qualify for the national championship game in 2007 but lost the regular-season finale at rival Pittsburgh, which was a heavy underdog.