WVU 35-'Ville 21: Pat White's Big Day

More than anyone else on this 7-3 team, I have felt sorry for Pat White. This is not the way his senior season should have gone. He has, as ESPN Big East blogger Brian Bennett correctly said this week, been pulled in many different directions this year. Be a passer, Pat. Don’t run as much, Pat. Okay, now run a bunch again, Pat. You don’t have to win games, Pat. Can you please win games, Pat? Combine that with the failure of Coach Stewart’s plan to keep White from getting injured, and White’s numbers are down this year compared to previous years. He has had good games, and flashes in others, but it was gratifying to see him have a do-it-all dominating game like he did today, running for three touchdowns (including two long ones) and throwing for two more, including a strike to Dorrell Jalloh (that man again!) and a nice touch pass to Jock Sanders. In the process, he set two career records: Most rushing yards by a D-1 quarterback with 4,292, passing Mizzou’s Brad ... (link)