KaRon White joined the WKU Football coaching staff in the spring of 2025 as a Graduate Assistant. White is responsible for working with the team's defensive line.
White made his way to The Hill after a playing career at Appalachian State, where he also started his career as a Student Assistant during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He graduated from Appalachian State in December 2024 with a degree in Health and Physical Education.
He spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as a member of the Appalachian State Football program as a defensive lineman. In 2022 as a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 11 of the team's 12 games with a start against Old Dominion in the team's home finale. He had 10 tackles and was credited with seven quarterback pressures. He appeared in four games and redshirted as a true freshman in 2021.
White is a native of Harvest, Alabama, and prepped at Sparkman High School. There, he was a four-year varsity standout, totaling 256 tackles, 43 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, 50 quarterback hurries and a pair of fumble recoveries in 34 games. He was rated a three-star prospect, and appeared in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.
