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Patrick White now has it all

I thought it was a little strange to see ESPN’s Erin Andrews working the sideline Saturday. In a noon game. On ESPN2. Not that anyone was complaining, though.

Least of all Patrick White.

The West Virginia quarterback received what appeared to be a hug and a peck on the cheek from ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews a few seconds after a postgame interview Saturday at Puskar Stadium.

“That’s between me and her,” White said, a little shocked that someone caught the interlude, before breaking into a sly smile.

A few seconds later, he volunteered, “I almost fainted when she came up to me.”

Andrews evidently was the only person who could’ve taken down White on a warm September afternoon as the Mountaineers drilled East Carolina 48-7.

So if you’re keeping track at home, White has been drafted twice by the Anaheim Angels and he’s been named the Big East’s offensive player of the year — the combination meaning he’s all but guaranteed to have a professional career in whichever sport he chooses — and he talks, er, meows some of the funniest smack ever. And now he’s tight with Ms. Andrews.

If the Heisman were awarded on career achievements, White would be a lock.