MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the more accomplished players in the history of West Virginia football is joining the Mountaineer coaching staff.
Pat White will return to his alma mater with the title of assistant quarterbacks coach/assistant to the head coach, recently-hired head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Wednesday.
“It’s really special to welcome Pat White back to Morgantown as a member of our football coaching staff,” Rodriguez said. “He has been involved in some of the biggest wins in program history, and he will be a great presence in our quarterback room. Pat and I have been through so much together, and I am really proud of the quality of coach and mentor to young players that he has become.”
White had been an athlete/skill trainer and coach over the last year after previously serving two years as an offensive assistant coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Before his time in the NFL, White held various coaching positions at several colleges. He was pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Campbell, interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama State, running backs coach at South Florida and quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State.
Over his storied playing career at WVU, White became the first quarterback to start and win four straight bowl games, which the Daphne, Alabama native accomplished from 2005-08.
White helped guide the Mountaineers to a 2006 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia, 2007 Gator Bowl victory against Georgia Tech, 2008 Fiesta Bowl win against Oklahoma and a triumph over North Carolina in the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl.
White concluded his career with the Mountaineers as the NCAA’s all-time leader in rushing yards for a quarterback with 4,480. That mark is now second.
West Virginia finished 35-8 with White as starting quarterback. He played all but one game over his first three college seasons while Rodriguez was head coach during his first stint at WVU.
The left-handed White went on to become a second-round NFL Draft pick of the Miami Dolphins.
White was also a standout baseball player. Prior to playing football at West Virginia, he was chosen in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft by the then-Anaheim Angels.
White was also selected in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Angels, and again in 2008 by the Cincinnati Reds and 2009 by the New York Yankees.