College football duos: Ranking the 32 best dynamic duos in modern history

28. Pat White and Steve Slaton, West Virginia

West Virginia University has had some electric duos over the past few decades. One is still yet to come on this list, but others include Will Grier and David Sills V and Kevin White and Clint Trickett. These were great connections that made WVU a factor in the Big 12 (although, one that has trouble meeting expectations). However, it all started with Pat White and Steve Slaton tearing up the Big East.

Slaton is one of the best running backs of this era, but his true impact gets forgotten when comparing him to other running backs. He didn’t play for Alabama or Oklahoma, so his legacy is not like others on this list. Look at his resumé. He played three seasons for the Mountaineers and he had 1,000 yards rushing in each one of them. In his sophomore and junior seasons, he added 350 yards receiving. His sophomore year was his best, where he had more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage.

Pat White was the starting quarterback for Slaton’s entire career with WVU. He started as a freshman in 2005 and he grew with Slaton and became one of the best quarterbacks in the league. When Slaton was still playing with him, he rushed for 935 yards as a freshman, 1,219 yards as a sophomore and 1,335 yards as a junior.

This wasn’t the Navy offense. There was a lot of passing yards out there. White had a 65% completion percentage with more than 1,650 yards in his sophomore and junior years.

Slaton ended up finishing fourth in Heisman voting in 2006 and White finished sixth in 2007. They were both electric, but they lost dumb games which kept them out of National Championship consideration. They did go 3-0 in bowl games together, which included a win against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and a win against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.