His brother Mike White is the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team,[6] while his other brother Brian is athletic director for the Florida Atlantic Owls,[7] and his sister Mariah Chappell is assistant athletic director for the SMU Mustangs.
[10][11][12] He initiated a long-term capital funding project to develop Buffalo's athletic facilities, notoriety, reputation, and stature to represent the State of New York.
[20] In 2016, he and South Florida Bulls AD Mark Harlan oversaw the creation of an official "War on I–4" competition series, rebranding the long-running unofficial rivalry between the two schools.
Among the highlights in Orlando included...[23] White generated significant media attention, both positive and negative, for himself and UCF by declaring the 2017 UCF Knights football team national champions in a January 1, 2018, Twitter video published moments after their Peach Bowl victory over the Auburn Tigers,[24] reinforcing the claim the following day with national champions branding on UCF's verified accounts and plans to hold a Disney World parade, hang a national champions banner at Spectrum Stadium, and pay the assistant coaching staff bonuses for their performance.
[25] The claim[a] came in response to UCF not being selected for the College Football Playoff despite an undefeated season and conference championship.
The claim sparked debate over whether the College Football Playoff should be expanded to include teams such as UCF that are not in Power Five conferences.
[29][30][31] Still, the supposed championship was celebrated with a Disney World parade, coaches' bonuses[32] and national champion rings.
One of his first acts as AD was to hire Josh Heupel away from UCF to become the Volunteers' new head football coach.
[39] [40] Dubbing UT as the "Everything school", White's broad-based approach has led to success across the board in Knoxville.