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Pat White returning to West Virginia football as assistant coach

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•02/12/25
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The West Virginia Mountaineers just signed Rich Rodriguez as their head coach this offseason, marking the return of one of the greatest coaches in school history. And now, they’ll have one of his most beloved pupils alongside him. Mountaineer great and Hall of Famer Pat White has officially been named their assistant quarterbacks coach and the assistant head coach, according to the official release from the school on Wednesday.

More recently, he served as an offensive assistant with the Los Angeles Chargers during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

White was one of the greatest college football players of all-time during his time with the Mountaineers when he played under Rich Rodriguez. The dynamic dual-threat was instrumental in leading WVU to one of the most successful eras in school history.

Pat White and Steve Slaton were one of the most electrifying duos in college football history. Both players thrived in Rich Rodriguez’s “zone-read” offensive scheme. The scheme exploded in popularity at the time that the Mountaineers ran it. Pat White running it to near perfection was a big reason that so many other coaches in the country decided to run it as well.

White rushed for over 1,200 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons for the Mountaineers in the 2006-2007 seasons. Not only that, but he also rushed for over 900 yards in both 2005 and 2008. Once his cleats were hung up at WVU, he’d eviscerated defenses to the tune of 4,480 total rushing yards and 47 touchdowns. He left his mark as one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in college football history.

In 2007, White led the Mountaineers to a No. 2 ranking in the polls, before an upset loss to rival Pitt knocked WVU out of the BCS National Championship Game.

After that loss, Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan. But White managed to have another good season the next year under the interim coach at the time–Bill Stewart. He led the Mountaineers to a throttling of the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl. Once he wrapped up his career in Morgantown, White became the first WVU signal-caller to start and win four straight bowl games.