Probably very few people across the college football world doubted what would happen next when Patrick White stood in the center of University of Phoenix Stadium the night of the Fiesta Bowl and endorsed Bill Stewart for head coach.

Stewart was named to that very position a few hours later and I still sometimes struggle to imagine how they wold have ended the riots in Morgantown had the decision-makers headed in another direction.

Anyhow, on primary day here in West Virginia, one wonders how much weight White’s words carry.

Barack Obama is pulling in some star power leading up to Tuesday’s vote in West Virginia.

Charleston native and Emmy Award-winning actress Jennifer Garner is featured in automated calls urging voters across the state to support the Illinois senator for president.

The campaign also announced Monday that former Mountaineer quarterback Major Harris and current quarterback Pat White are behind Obama.

In the interest of fairness and accuracy, we’re working on the validity of this story. (Edit: It’s not entirely true. White says he never endorsed Obama and actually wonders how his name got in that article. And for the record, it’s an Associated Press article published by the Daily Mail.)