White 's shared time with Bednarik continued until the seventh game of the season against Louisville . With WVU down 24 – 7 , White came in to replace an injured Bednarik and led the Mountaineers to a 46 – 44 , triple overtime victory . He teamed-up with freshman running back Steve Slaton to lead the Mountaineers with his 118 total yards on the game , while Slaton scored a Big East record 6 touchdowns . The game marked the first major game in the duo 's memorable career together . The next game , the 45 – 13 victory over Connecticut , White totaled 106 passing yards and a touchdown , along with 63 rushing yards and two touchdowns for a total of 169 yards and three scores . In the 38 – 0 victory over Cincinnati , White passed for 100 yards and a score and rushed for 111 yards on only eight carries for 211 total yards . It marked the first 200-yard game of his career . One of White 's best games in the tenure before the bowl game was against Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl rivalry game . He threw for 41 yards and a touchdown , and ran for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 45 – 13 win . It was only White 's second career 200-yard game and it had come consecutively to his previous 200-yard game against Cincinnati . Against USF , White led the Mountaineers to their first undefeated Big East season since 1993 with a 177-yard , two touchdown rushing performance . He had the longest rush of his career to date , a 76-yard run , and also totaled 89 yards and score through the air for his third consecutive 200-yard game of his freshman season
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Pat White (American football)