From 2004 to 2008, one name carried an entire college football program: West Virginia's Pat White. A two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year and three-time member of the first-team All-Big East, White led the Mountaineers to national prominence.

Former West Virginia quarterback Pat White will return to the Mountaineers as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach. Coach Rich Rodriguez announced White's hiring this week. The Mountaineers were 35-8 with four bowl wins with White as their starting quarterback from 2005-08.

"It's really special to welcome Pat White back to Morgantown as a member of our football coaching staff," Rich Rodriguez said.

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.

Pat White, a West Virginia football legend, is returning to Morgantown as a coach.White was added to the WVU football staff Wednesday as an assistant quarterbac

Legendary West Virginia quarterback Pat White is returning to WVU as the assistant quarterbacks coach/assistant to the head coach under Rich Rodriguez, the program announced Wednesday. White played for Rodriguez from 2005-07 during a legendary three-year run for the Mountaineers and was most recently an offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022 and 2023.