Patrick White (football player)
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| Patrick White | |
|---|---|
| College | West Virginia |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Class | RS Sophomore |
| Career | 2005 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 25, 1986 (age 21) Daphne, Alabama |
| High School | Daphne HS, Daphne, Alabama |
Pat White, born February 25, 1986 in Daphne, Alabama, is a redshirted sophomore NCAA football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Patrick was voted 3rd in the Mr. Football for Alabama his senior high school season. His senior season he rushed for 1,905 yards and 31 touchdowns at Daphne High. He also passed for 1,488 yards and 15 touchdowns. He became a class 6-A All-State first string for football, but played pitcher in baseball as well. He became the fourth-round draft pick of the Anaheim Angels in the 2004 MLB draft.
White passed up the MLB career to try football. He sat out his freshman season as a redshirt while Rasheed Marshall started. Patrick began the season as a co-starter along with Adam Bednarik. That continued until the seventh game of the season against Louisville. With WVU down 24-7, White came in to replace an injured Bednarik and led the Mountaineers to a 46-44, triple overtime victory. With Patrick now the starting quarterback, the Mountaineers won the rest of their games win the Big East Conference title and earn a bid to the 2006 Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs. White rushed for 77 yards and threw for 120 yards and a touchdown in their 38-35 win. That season he passed for 828 yards and 8 touchdowns. He also rushed for 952 yards and 7 touchdowns. White followed up a tremendous freshman season with a great sophomore season, in which he passed for 1,655 yards and 13 TDs on his way to being named the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the first-team all-Big East squad. In the Gator Bowl, White battled injuries and a 35-17 third-quarter deficit to bring the Mountaineers back to win 38-35 without the help of back Steve Slaton. Pat White currently holds the Big East career rushing yardage record for a quarterback with 2,171 yards after only 17 starts. White's 15-2 record as a starter is also unmatched in West Virginia history.
White, RB Steve Slaton, and FB Owen Schmitt were recently featured on one of the 6 regional covers of the 8/21/06 issue of Sports Illustrated, as part of their "Big Men On Campus" article and their 2006-2007 college football season preview. Slaton was named West Virginia's "Big Man On Campus" in the same issue. White was named as one of 35 players to watch for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year award.
[edit] Career Statistics
| WVU | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Att-Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD | ||
| 2005 | 12 | 65-114 | 828 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 131 | 952 | 7.3 | 76 | 7 | ||
| 2006 | 12 | 109-164 | 1,524 | 9.3 | 11 | 7 | 143 | 1,074 | 7.5 | 69 | 17 | ||
| Total | 24 | 174-278 | 2,352 | 8.4 | 19 | 12 | 274 | 2,062 | 7.4 | 76 | 24 | ||
[edit] Backyard Brawl Rivalry
White has excelled in the annual game with the rival Pittsburgh Panthers. In 2005, he threw for 41 yards and 1 touchdown, and ran for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 45-13 win. In 2006, a 45-27 win, he threw for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns, and ran for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was also caught on camera mocking the Pitt Panther growl by a national ESPN audience. [1]
Pittsburgh linebacker H.B. Blades, who was an all-Big East selection in 2006, said, "Pat White is the best quarterback in college football," after the loss in his senior year, 45-27.
