The Charleston Daily Mail Wrote:WVU to launch Pat White's Heisman Web site Friday
By From staff reports
June 26, 2008

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University's Sports Communications Office is launching the official Pat White Web site -- patwhiteplayshere.com -- on Friday to support the senior quarterback's Heisman Trophy bid.

It is an inclusive Web site that gives fans, alumni, media and Heisman voters the up-to-date information about the two-time Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year, two-time bowl MVP and two-time team MVP.

The site offers the playing history of White, in video, pictures and biography. There are videos from his early days of peewee football, to Daphne High School to the past three years as a Mountaineer. There are quotes from a who's-who of national media about White's leadership and ability on the field.

The site also has his iPod playlist, things you need to know about him, wallpaper that can be downloaded and a schedule when White can be seen on television this season. There is also the ability for fans to ask him questions during the season.

The WVU Sports Communication staff handled the site concept, while BlaineTurner Advertising, Inc., in Morgantown developed its design and production.

White is one of the players most certain to be a Heisman candidate this year and I understand and admire the school for giving him such great support. Still, I'm not sure I agree with the idea of starting an official school sponsored Heisman website before the season they are campaigning for has even begun.

Does anyone more knowledgable than me know if other schools are doing (or have done) this too?

They did nothing for either Slaton or White last year, so they felt a change was necessary. Other schools have done similar. Remember the Joey Harrington billboard Oregon bought @ Times Square for his Heisman campaign?

That he failed miserably is beside the point. Pat White ain't Joey Harrington, and Mountaineers ain't Ducks.

WVU launches White's Web site today (story)

PatWhitePlaysHere.com
NOTE: Temporarily allow popups to enter patwhiteplayshere.com. The developer used poor design so that the splash page stays open when you enter the site through a popup window. I've sent an email to the developer about this. Maybe they'll change it shortly.