M.J. Devonshire returned an interception 56 yards for a tiebreaking touchdown with 2:58 to play as No. 17 Pitt pulled out a 38–31 victory over West Virginia on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
In a back-and-forth battle, the Panthers (1–0) wound up outlasting the Mountaineers (0–1), snapping a three-game losing streak in the Backyard Brawl, which hadn’t been played since 2011.
Down 24–17 late in the third quarter, West Virginia put together two lengthy touchdown drives to go up 31–24 with 10:37 to play.
JT Daniels’ 16-yard scoring pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton leveled the score, and then Daniels’ 1-yard run gave the Mountaineers a seven-point lead.
Southern California transfer Kedon Slovis led Pitt on a seven-play, 92-yard drive, connecting on a 24-yard touchdown toss to Israel Abanikanda with 3:41 left….