Overview
- West Virginia formally retired Pat White’s No. 5 before the season opener against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, carrying out a coordinated whiteout at Milan Puskar Stadium.
- The university will not remove the number from circulation until the end of the 2026 season so fifth‑year player Jaden Bray can finish his college career wearing No. 5.
- White starred at WVU from 2005–2008, going 35‑8 as a starter, throwing for 6,049 yards, rushing for 4,480 yards and accounting for 103 total touchdowns.
- His NFL career began as the No. 44 pick by Miami in 2009, included 13 appearances as a rookie, and was effectively curtailed after a January 2010 concussion before short stints in the UFL, with Washington and in the CFL.
- White has returned to Morgantown as an assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to head coach Rich Rodriguez, and he is the seventh Mountaineers player to have a jersey retired, a rare institutional honor that reinforces his lasting role in the program’s identity.