That game makes perfect sense for both schools and is long overdue. Oliver Luck has made no secret of the fact that West Virginia needs to find OOC games that its fans can travel to and Penn State provides that. Also, now that Paterno is dead, there is nobody standing in the way of those types of games. For that same reason, Pitt and Penn State have announced a four game series that officials from both sides say could turn into a permanent or semi-permanent series. That's good news for everyone, IMHO.
Also, bear in mind that today
Penn State announced a ticket bundling price structure for games against Nebraska and Michigan. Fans who want to see either of those games will also have to buy tickets to games against Kent State and Eastern Michigan respectively. That is significant news on two fronts:
1.) One of Penn State's official reasons for ending its nearly century long rivalry with Pitt (PSU leads 48-42-8) was due to outrage from their fans and administration over Pitt's forcing fans wishing to see that game also having tio buy tickets to Pitt/Temple. That was HUGELY controversial at the time so it is interesting to see the shoe on the other foot. That leads me to the other major thing...
2.) It is clear by their actions that despite the claims to the contrary, the NCAA's sanctions have hurt PSU's attendance and to help address that they are going to need more games against local teams who would be willing to buy tickets to games they don't care about to see the game they do care about. West Virginia obviously fits that bill.
This is good news for anyone who cares about college football in the Northeast and it is going to be tremendously fun watching the Penn State fans try to draw a distinction between their bundling plan and Pitt's bundling plan 15 years earlier. I cannot wait to watch either spectacle.