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.

West Virginia quarterback great Pat White has returned to his alma mater to join coach Rich Rodriguez's staff as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach.

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.

West Virginia quarterback Pat White celebrates as he leaves the field at Milan Puskar Stadium. White holds the team mark for Backyard Brawl rushing yards with 220, which he accomplished twice, in 2005 and 2006. West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez’s staff continues to grow just months after returning to the program.

In a return of sizable proportions, West Virginia Mountaineers legend Pat White is coming back to Morgantown to help coach the offense as part of head coach Rich Rodriguez’s new staff. Pat White’s Magical Run in Morgantown White is one of the legends of an older era of college football.