Jahiem White to Remain at WVU, ‘Ready to Run’ for Mountaineers in 2025

The player WVU fans wanted to keep more than any other is staying at Mountaineer. Running back Jahiem White announced his decision to remain at West Virginia for another season Friday morning.

“Ready to run in this offense! Excited to be back for the ‘25 season! Let’s Go Mountaineers!,” said White.

Ready to run in this offense! Excited to be back for the ‘25 season! Let’s Go Mountaineers! #BigLeagueBacks #Hard Edge @WVUfootball pic.twitter.com/lqRKkn5du0

— Jahiem White (@JahiemWhite_305) January 3, 2025

Lightly recruited out of York, Pa., Jahiem White made an immediate impact with the Mountaineers. His blend of speed and elusiveness made him the perfect compliment to fellow running back CJ Donaldson. Together, White, Donaldson and quarterback Garrett Greene gave WVU one of the most productive rushing attacks in the nation over the last two seasons.

White led the team in rushing each of the last two seasons, running for 842 yards and four touchdowns in 2023 and 845 yards and seven scores this season.

White’s ability was evident early on during his freshman season. After impressing in the spring game, White ran for 110 yards and a touchdown in week two against Duquesne. However, the bulk of his production did not come until later in the year. Over his final six games, White rushed for 657 of his 842 yards on the year.

While White didn’t have as many big performances this season, partly because of Donaldson staying healthy, he received consistent carries and was productive throughout the year. He carried the ball over 10 times in all but three games and went over 40 yards in all but three.

White currently has over 1,900 yards from scrimmage and 14 touchdowns so far in his WVU career, a career that’s not over yet.

After some speculated White would join Donaldson in leaving via the transfer portal, he ends up staying put, likely at least partly due to West Virginia retaining Chad Scott, who will now serve as running backs coach on Rich Rodriguez’s coaching staff.