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Column: WVU has recovered (mostly) from its season-opening stinker

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If you truly savored the Yuengling during your Backyard Brawl celebration, it was probably because you recalled what your gut told you after the Deutschland Disaster.

During the 29 days between getting bombed by Texas A&M and surviving some serious burps against Pitt, you’ve got to give Press Virginia credit for quite the rebound. (OK, rebound is probably the wrong word at the moment, given how the Panthers pulled down too many for Bob Huggins’ liking. Yet nine straight wins sure constitutes a bounce-back from that season-opening stinker overseas.