Look Out Big East There's Another White On The Way

For those of you that were looking forward to this being the last year that a quarterback named White was running up and down the field on your defense, we've got some bad news for you.

Coley White was among 20-some West Virginia University football recruits who checked in at Puskar Center this weekend for summer workouts.

Yeah, sorry about that. At best, you'll get one year of Jarrett Brown before the younger White will see the field. I know that's not much comfort since Brown is a fair quarterback himself. But that's the reality. Pat White's opinion of his brother might be slightly biased, but if you're just going on size and DNA Coley is almost a mirror image of his older brother.

"He's the best athlete in the family," he said. And he emphasized that he wasn't saying that just to be kind but that's his honest assessment. Coley's statistics as a senior at Daphne High certainly were impressive. He accounted for nearly 2,500 yards in total offense, 1,500 passing and 964 rushing. He led his team to an 11-2 record and a state 6-A runner-up finish.

Not quite as good as his brother's 1,905 rushing and 1,488 passing, but the result was the same. Both finished state 6-A runner-up. Nothing is ever guaranteed, and it would be quite a feet to even match what Pat has accomplished. But the system was made for someone like White (both of them). It doesn't hurt that West Virginia has been recruiting much better talent since Pat started running the offense either. Whether it equals back-to-back Alabama and West Virginia amateur athlete of the year and back-to-back Big East offensive player of the year awards remains to be seen. But it should be fun to watch.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-01-2008 @ 8:01AM

James said...

That sound you just heard was all the fans of Louisville, Rutgers, and South Florida going "Oh F*ck me!" When you have someone as talented as Pat White saying that his kid brother is the real athlete in the family, you know there's gotta be something to that.

And yes, I know WVU has dropped the ball (literally) in a couple games these last two years, but you can't deny that Pat White & Co. have given defensive coordinators around the country fits, and with Coley we'll only be getting faster.

7-27-2008 @ 11:20AM

shake n' bake said...

What is all this hype about Pat White about? All he can do is run the football! He is a horrible passer! (NOTE: Only 1,900 passing yards in 2007) He cannot pass for his life. If you want a real college football player who can run and pass well in both categories, get Matt Grothe of South Florida and Tim Tebow of Florida. Pat White is clearly over rated and is not someone that will fair well in the NFL. He isn't even good enough to win the heismen trophy or maxwell trophy.
P.S. Expect USF to dominate WVU this year for the 3rd year in a row. But lets see who is better... WVU's O-Line or USF's D-Line?

7-28-2008 @ 6:17PM

So...what? You have to win the Heisman or the Maxwell to be considered a good player? I bet Darren McFadden and Brian Brohm will be dissapointed to hear that.

And ONLY 1900 passing yards? Really? That's what you pick to come at him with? Well, his measly 1900 passing yards (and over 1300 rushing) were enough to put WVU in the Fiesta bowl and stomp Oklahoma - where Pat threw for 2 TD's on the way to a WVU win. How did Tebow and Grothe do in their bowl games this year?

Now, admitidly Pat isnt the most polished, pro-type passer. So he might not do well in the NFL. Neither has Chris Leak, and he seemed to do pretty well for his team a couple years ago.

And P.S. - the last two times WVU played USF, Pat's been hurt and Steve's been...inconsistent, at best. Lets see how you handle him healthy.