As I was looking through some of my older things I found an interview I did with Pat White and Steve Slaton while I was a student at West Virginia University. Although this took place two years ago I thought some Mountaineer fans would enjoy reading this.
The following is an interview that took place back in April 2006 with West Virginia University starting quarterback Pat White, and running back Steve Slaton. For those of you that love the Mountaineers I hope you enjoy this.
1. Where are you from?
White- Daphne, Alabama
Slaton- Levittown, Pennsylvania
2. What are your majors?
White- Communications
Slaton- Sports Management
3. What’s your favorite thing to do on campus?
White- My favorite thing to do is to come to the stadium, it’s my life.
Slaton- My favorite thing is to come to the stadium; you develop a love for it. Besides being here, I like to hang out with my friends.
4. What would you like to do when you graduate?
Slaton- Id like to graduate and play in the NFL, but if the NFL is not for me, I would like to have a nice job to support my family.
White- If I don’t make it to the next level, I would like to have a job in the communications field.
5. If you do go pro, is there a certain team that you would like to play for?
White- It’s weird because I’m from Alabama, but for some reason the Steelers is all I have known, you can’t come to my house and talk to my father about anything else but the Steelers. My father is a big Steelers fan, so it would have to be the Steelers.
Slaton- For me I’ve always grown up being from Philly, loving the Cowboys, and that’s a little weird, I was a huge Emmitt Smith fan growing up. Just to be there would be a compliment in itself.
6. How long have you been playing football?
White- I’ve been playing since the age of four.
Slaton- I’ve been playing since I was 10; its kind of funny because I started playing baseball, and I use to think baseball was for me.
7. Pat, have you always been a quarterback, or have you played any other positions?
White- I got my first start as a quarterback in my junior year in high school. Before that I played receiver and cornerback.
8. Steve are there any positions that you have played besides running back?
Slaton- I started out playing running back, until high school I played quarterback. I have always played running back. I have also played cornerback, safety and linebacker.
9. What was it like to step on to Mountaineer field for your first time, your first live game experience?
White- You try to think you have been doing this your whole life, so there is no difference when you step out of the tunnel. All you see is the football field because you try to just focus in on the game.
Slaton- It was a big difference, because I did not go to a very big high school. We had a lot of fans, but there is no comparison to this. After the first two carries I got use to it, and I looked at it just like any other football game.
10. How do you guys mentally prepare for a game?
Slaton- I don’t have a ritual but the same person tapes me up, it sometimes depends, but every game I like to take time to myself to relax. I like to be around my teammate as well, because they get my pumped up for the game.
White- Mentally before the game I like to make plays in my head before I step onto the field.
11. Pat, the WVU offense is known to be a no huddle running offense. Do you find the WVU offense harder to run then the typical west coast offense you see at other schools?
White- I can’t really answer that question, because I haven’t seen many of the other offenses that the other schools have.
12. Do you find it difficult to call the plays in the no huddle during the game, how do you get into the zone to do that?
White- You have to have fun, you have to focus on the game itself. You need to get yourself mentally and physically ready for a game during the week before the game.
13. Steve, you are known for your speed, is they’re anything you have done specifically to work on your speed?
Slaton- First I have to say it’s a God given talent. There is not much you can do with speed; you can help it a little. I just feel truly blessed with the speed I have.
14. Now, a question many students wonder about is your time in the 40. What is your time in the 40?
Slaton- I run a 4.37 at an indoor field. I believe I’m faster, but that’s my time right now.
15. Now, Pat what do you run in the 40 since you are known to be a mobile quarterback?
White- I run a 4.41, that's what I ran in the indoor.
Slaton- I have to say that your 40 time and game speed is a completely different thing.
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