ESPN College GameDay Crew Predicts West Virginia vs. Pitt

The picks for the Backyard Brawl are in!

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West Virginia and Pitt will be going at it for the 107th time in just a few hours and at the conclusion of today's ESPN's College GameDay show, the crew made their predictions for the Backyard Brawl.

Desmond Howard - Pitt

I went with West Virginia when they played Penn State and they really let me down. Too much Desmond Reid today, I'm going Pitt Panthers.

Nick Saban - West Virginia

I'm all for the West Virginia Mountaineers man. I think their ability to run the ball is going to give them the edge. Beat the hell out of Pitt!

Pat McAfee - West Virginia

Amen! I got West Virginia. Garrett Greene, CJ Donaldson Jr., Jahiem White doing their thing. But West Virginia's going to have to stop the pass. This is going to be a very close game obviously, but West Virginia wins.

Dawn Staley - Pitt

I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania so I got to go with the home state. Pitt.

Lee Corso - Pitt

Has West Virginia won a game this year? Pitt, they won with poise last week and confidence. Pitt.

Kirk Herbstreit - Pitt

Pitt was down big. That game was as bad as it could be against Cincinnati and they turned it completely around. I think they become a confident football team. Eli Holstein brought them back and playing with some confidence. I like Pitt in the Backyard Brawl.

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