When the Pitt Panthers released their football schedule for the 2025 season, they revealed each opponent in a creative way while "working" at a local restaurant. When the West Virginia game came up, one of the players confirmed the order for a "Mountaineer Burger" and gave the total of $9.

WVU opens its 2025 campaign August 30 with a matchup against Robert Morris of the FCS. The Mountaineers are at Ohio the first Saturday in September and then welcome Pitt for the Backyard Brawl on September 13 to end non-league play. The combined 2024 record of the Mountaineers’ opponents next season was 91-62.

Pitt will kick off its 2025 season on August 30 when they host Duquesne for a return of The City Game for the first time since 1939. Central Michigan will then come to Pittsburgh for the first ever meeting between the two teams on September 6.