West Virginia is going all-in on the “White Out” look for its season opener against Coastal Carolina, and the Mountaineers made the choice official with a clean, all-white uniform combo that fits the day’s tribute to Pat White.
WVU will wear white jerseys, white pants with a gold stripe outlined by navy on each side, and glossy white helmets. It’s a fitting setup for a home opener built around one of the program’s most recognizable figures, and the school is pairing the look with White’s jersey retirement ceremony before kickoff.
That ceremony is scheduled to start at approximately 11:45 a.m. ET, just before the Mountaineers and Chanticleers take the field.
White’s place in WVU history is already locked in. As the Mountaineers’ starting quarterback, he went 34-8 and became the first quarterback in college football history to start and win four bowl games. Rich Rodriguez called the retirement of White’s No. 5 “a great honor” and expanded on what the quarterback meant to the program.
“That’s a great honor," head coach Rich Rodriguez said about White's No. 5 being retired. "It’s one of the greatest honors any athlete could ever have at a university - you’ve done so well there that they want to retire your number forever.
And not just as an athlete, but what you meant to the program. Everybody that gets their number retired probably made an indelible impact on that program for decades, and that’s what Patrick did.
People are still talking about what he did 20 years ago. He was always about the team first, and why do I need to do to have West Virginia have success?”
Coastal Carolina answered with an all-teal look of its own. The Chanticleers won’t be in black this early in the season, and they’ll match up with WVU in Morgantown under the lights at noon ET.
The game is set for 12 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT.
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