West Virginia University Football Coach Rich Rodriguez has announced that former Mountaineer star will return to his alma mater as the assistant quarterbacks coach and head coach assistant.
Rodriguez expressed his excitement: “It’s truly special to welcome him back to Morgantown as part of our coaching staff. He has contributed to some of the biggest victories in the program’s history, and he’ll be a great influence in our quarterback room. Pat and I have been through a lot together, and I’m incredibly proud of the coach and mentor he has become for young players.”
White is returning to Morgantown after two years as an offensive assistant coach with the Los Angeles Chargers. Most recently, he worked as an athlete/skill trainer and coach for the past year.
With the Chargers, he coached quarterbacks and wide receivers, helping the team secure the NFL’s No. 2 passing offense and a playoff berth. He also served as pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Campbell in 2022, interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama State in 2021, running backs coach at USF in 2020, and quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State from 2018 to 2019.
As a player, White was one of the most versatile quarterbacks in the nation, becoming the first college quarterback to start and win four consecutive bowl games from 2005 to 2008.
The Daphne, Alabama native set 19 records at WVU, Big East, and national levels, including becoming the all-time rushing quarterback in NCAA history with 4,480 yards (now second). Under his leadership, West Virginia posted a 35-8 record, and White guided the Mountaineers to victories in the 2006 Sugar, 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta, and 2008 Meineke Car Care bowls. He set Big East records for touchdowns responsible for (103), total offense (10,529), and was the first player in Big East history to surpass 10,000 passing yards. He also recorded a 7-2 record against Top 25 teams during his career.
White was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and played for them during that season. He later joined the Washington Redskins in 2013 and played for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League in 2014 before retiring in 2015.
White was also a standout baseball player, drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2004 MLB Draft, though he chose to attend WVU. He was drafted multiple times, including by the Los Angeles Angels in 2007, the Cincinnati Reds in 2008, and the New York Yankees in 2009.
A member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame, White graduated from WVU in 2008 with a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree. He and his wife Cristina have two daughters, Daphne and Clara, and two sons, Pat II and Dubois.
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