The West Virginia QB talks about the music in his life

	Despite growing up in tiny Daphne, Alabama, West Virginia QB Patrick White is a big fan of Brooklyn's Jay-Z. Damian Strohmeyer/SI

Reported by Chris Richardson

We've all seen the on-field moves of West Virginia's Patrick White. His elusiveness has made the sophomore quarterback one of the nation's most explosive playmakers. Couple his running ability with a developing arm (10 of 14, 168 yards, two touchdowns in West Virginia's season-opening 42-10 win over Marshall) and White is poised to become one of the college game's deadliest QBs.

What's not as widely-known is that White can be just as elusive with the media as he is with opposing linebackers. The soft-spoken signal-caller is very polite, but his responses are often short and sweet.

I recently sat down with White to go over some of his favorite songs, and while his list wasn't long, a quick pattern emerged in his choices.

* Jay-Z - Song Cry

* Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss

* Outkast - Morris Brown

* Jay-Z and Pharrell - Frontin'

As you can see, White's favorite artist is Jay-Z.  "You can throw any Jay-Z in there and I'll listen to it," he admits.

While many athletes at all levels like to listen to music prior to games, White prefers to just take it easy. "[West Virginia's sophomore running back Steve] Slaton will slip an earphone in my ear if he's listening to a song that he knows I like," he says. "That's about it, though."

Of course, when he was growing up in Daphne, Ala., White didn't always have the option of listening to Jay-Z. "I grew up listening to old Motown and things like that," says the speedy sophomore. "When I was young, I had no choice but to listen to what my parents listened to. I like a lot of blues, but I can't really tell you the names of any particular songs."

Another of White's favorite songs has a unique twist: he's mentioned in it. Rapper 6'6" 240 has released a song titled "Gold N Blue" about the Mountaineers football team. The second verse opens with:

"Yea, that's right we've got Pat White.
He can run he can gun it's a wonderful sight."

The song is blared over the speakers at Milan Puskar Stadium during warmpus, and White admits that it's pretty unique to be part of a rap. "It gets us excited for the game and pumped up," he says with a slight grin. "I guess it is a little different."

Regardless of what's on his playlist, White and the Mountaineers are focused on dancing back to the BCS.

Do you know an athlete who will let us venture into his iPod? Let us know at feedback@sioncampus.com

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