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How to watch West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl: Time, TV channel, FREE live streams
The West Virginia Mountaineers and Pittsburgh Panthers play out the next chapter of the Backyard Brawl with Saturday afternoon kickoff in Pittsburgh. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN2 and streaming through FuboTV (free trial) and Sling (1st-month discount).
As of post time, this game is blacked out on DirecTV Stream in a dispute that impacts Disney, ABC and ESPN networks. Check the latest before subscribing.
- How to watch on ESPN2: Live streams of the West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
- For a limited time, FuboTV is offering $30 off the first month after the free trial period. With a $30 offer, plans start at $49.99.
- As of post time, the Pitt-West Virginia broadcast is blacked out on DirecTV Stream.
- ABC and ESPN properties impacted by the blackout include ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network.
West Virginia Mountaineers (1-1) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0)
NCAA football matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV channel: ESPN2
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate)
West Virginia makes the short trip north to Pittsburgh as a 2-point favorite after opening as 5.5-point favorites in the initial betting line. That number has been driven down as the Mountaineers go into the Panthers’ house and try to upend a team that improved to 2-0 by overcoming a 21-point deficit with less than 16 minutes to play against Cincinnati. The Panthers won it on a 35-yard Ben Sauls field goal with 17 seconds remaining.
West Virginia got on the board with its first win of the season, defeating UAlbany 49-14 to rebound from a 34-12 loss to Penn State in Week 1. Quarterback Garrett Greene accounted for four touchdowns (one rushing), and running backs C.J. Donaldson (125 yards, TD) and Jahiem White (100 yards, TD) both hit the century mark in the win.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Pittsburgh Panthers: Know your live streaming options
- FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $49.99 for duration of $30 first month discount.
- SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
The Mountaineers and Panthers are set for a 3:30 p.m. ET start on ESPN2. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Rivalries are some of the best parts of college football and a reason why so many look forward to Saturdays in the fall. But one man saw a need in his team’s opposing fan base and took action.
“I know the hearts of [Texas] Tech grads and folks in West Texas, and I knew that they would want to help,” said Texas Tech fan Dan Isset. “And something that binds us all together is not just the love of the sport but the love of our country.”
Dan Isset saw the news like many did on Wednesday. Two National Guardsmen had been shot in Washington DC, and both were natives of West Virginia. His Texas Tech Red Raiders were set to take on the Mountaineers over the weekend, but he had something else on his mind.
“I was told from some West Virginia fans on Twitter that the National Guard did quite a bit of work with local food banks there,” Isset said. “So it seemed like we had a great opportunity for folks in West Texas and Texas Tech fans to show our support and our love for folks in West Virginia and what y’all are going through and those families in particular.”
Donations from Red Raider fans started coming into the Mountaineer Food Bank, one of the places where guard troops had assisted during the government shutdown. CEO Chad Morrison said the support was incredible.
“I was looking at our donations and the messages that the donors had put,” Morrison said. “There was a lot of heartfelt messages, supporting the National Guard and the state of West Virginia and just really made you feel really good to see that kind of support from across the country.”
Right now, Red Raider fans have donated close to a thousand dollars to help the Mountaineer Food Bank.
“Even though they’re a football opponent, we’re all working on this together, and we’re all people at the end of the day,” Morrison said.
Isset, a veteran himself who used to live in DC said he’s always enjoyed visiting the Mountain State because it reminded him of home.
“West Texas is one of the friendliest places in all the world. I’ve been to West Virginia a few times and it always reminds me of home whenever I’m there,” he said. “Folks are very similar in West Virginia and in West Texas and there’s a lot that binds us together that they can bring folks together and I’m real happy that I got to be just a little bitty part of that.”
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