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09/13/25 - FB Tye Edwards, rSr/2026, West Virginia

Tye Edwards rushed for three touchdowns, including a 1-yarder in overtime to lift West Virginia to a 31-24 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night in the Backyard Brawl. Nicco Marchiol, benched for five series in the second half, led West Virginia on a furious comeback. The Mountaineers scored 10 points in the final five minutes of regulation to send it to overtime, then Marchiol led the eight-play scoring drive on the first series of overtime. Pitt had the chance after Edwards' overtime score but went nowhere. Eli Holstein threw incomplete on fourth-and-20 to end the game. West Virginia (2-1) bounced back from a pitiful performance on the road a week ago at Ohio. West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez won in his first matchup with Pitt since 2007, when the Panthers prevailed 13-9 and denied the Mountaineers a trip to the BCS national championship game. He has said this game wouldn't erase any of the angst from that loss. But the result set off a celebration from the sellout crowd.

Pittsburgh (2-1) lost for the fourth straight time in Morgantown. Holstein brought Pitt back from a 7-3 halftime deficit with a short TD run and a 14-yard scoring toss to Raphael Williams Jr. for a 24-14 lead with 9:23 left in the fourth quarter. Marchiol then returned to the game to lead one drive that resulted in a field goal and, after West Virginia's defense forced a punt, the Mountaineers got the ball back at their 13 with under 3 minutes left. Marchiol led the Mountaineers down the field, hitting tight end Grayson Barnes with a 2-yard TD toss to tie the score at 24-24 with 11 seconds left. Edwards ran 25 times for 141 yards, including other TD runs of 12 and 1 yards. He got the bulk of the carries in place of Jahiem White, who was lost for the season a week ago with a knee injury. - West Virginia/AP College Football

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