Former WVU DB, Current Steeler Disrespects Pitt Logo at Facility

Sharing a facility with an NFL organization has its perks for Pitt football, but also some downfalls, especially when players of rival teams call it home.

Former West Virginia defensive back and current Pittsburgh Steeler Beanie Bishop made a bold statement this week inside the Pitt portion of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex facility by wiping his feet and disrespecting the script logo in which he shared on Instagram.

Former WVU CB Beanie Bishop wiping his feet off on the PITT logopic.twitter.com/4NhUNZShxu

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Bishop was infused into the renewed Backyard Brawl rivalry back in 2023, his lone season at West Virginia. In the Mountaineers 17-6 victory that season in Morgantown, Bishop intercepted quarterback Phil Jurkovec and returned it 40 yards deep into Pitt territory. He totaled seven tackles as well.

Following a recent session of the Steelers’ Organized Team Activities (OTAs), Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette asked Bishop about the rivalry ending after the 2025 season.

“Yea for sure, just like every other rivalry,” Bishop said about the game being played every year. “It’s hatred. You don’t have no respect for those guys. I really don’t even like seeing their coaches and players out here watching us practice. I’m kind of out-numbered. I don’t think it should be Week 2, Week 3. I think it should be a part of rivalry week.”

Former #WVU CB Beanie Bishop after #Steelers practice about #Pitt and the Backyard Brawl:

“It’s hatred. You don’t have respect for those guys. I don’t even like seeing their coaches and players watching us practice … I don’t think it should be week 2 or week 3. It should be… pic.twitter.com/ZFSkCl8Edu

— Christopher Carter (@CarterCritiques) June 3, 2025

It was not the first time the Backyard Brawl was brought into focus this week as Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi discussed the game during a recent interview on 93.7 The Fan’s Morning Show.

“Let’s get it going again next year,” Narduzzi said. “There’s got to be a way to move your schedule around, get rid of somebody, Let’s put this game back on the schedule. I’d love to get that done and not have a layoff for two years before we bring it back.”

The final game of the rivalry until 2029 will kick off in Morgantown at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Morning Show host Adam Crowley asked Narduzzi about finding the fans “less liquored up” and how the rivalry compares to others.

“They’ll definitely be probably less liquored up. Probably less likely to throw a full beer can at you on the field. Hopefully they’ll still be interested in drinking it first and maybe it’s an empty one. This rivalry goes right at the top or near the top of rivalry games I’ve played in.

“If the people in Pittsburgh have never been to the Backyard Brawl, it is one of the best, if not the best in the country in my opinion. There’s a lot of hate in this rivalry. I’ve been around a lot of rivalries, but the hate that West Virginia has for Pitt, the disrespect, to me that makes a rivalry. Sometimes it’s not clean. I know there’s a lot of Pitt fans that don’t want to travel down to Morgantown because of that, but it’s right up there at the top,” Narduzzi said.

In the three recent meetings, the home team has won each game with Pitt defeating West Virginia 38-34 in the latest matchup in 2024 at Acrisure Stadium.