Two late-game decisions that Neal Brown must give an answer for following the loss to Pitt

West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown speaks with Albany Great Danes head coach Greg Gattuso after the game at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown speaks with Albany Great Danes head coach Greg Gattuso after the game at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. / Ben Queen-Imagn Images
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West Virginia suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Backyard Brawl by a final score of 38-34. Pitt scored the game-winning touchdown with 32 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter after a West Virginia touchdown on an impressive Justin Robinson catch put them ahead 34-24 with 4:55 to play. Pitt would score touchdowns on their next two possessions while West Virginia had a three-and-out in between these Pitt drives. In an exciting game with a rollercoaster of emotions on both sides, Pitt prevailed due to these late-game sequences. 

We could take time to highlight major plays and/or penalties that turned the tide of the game, but the fact of the matter is that Pitt won the game in the last 5 minutes of the contest, and there are two specific decisions that Mountaineer fans should be scratching their heads about.