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LB Brian Rolle (Official Thread)

I wish we could have 44 starters on offense/defense instead of 22, cause it's just so tough to see some of these guys never get a real "shot" to prove themselves on Saturdays in the fall when they have 3-time All Americans in front of them. Hopefully we get a lot of big early leads this season and we can get some more PT for some of the 2nd/3rd stringers. JL never came off the field it seems so guys like Rolle/Spitler/Sabino didn't see much meaningful action.
 
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Home For The Summer - Brian Rolle

Linebacker Brian Rolle is be proud to be from Immokalee, Fla. Let's learn more about it:



Q. How many people live there?
A. 72,000

Q. How long has your family lived there?
A. We lived there 6 years but my folks have moved

Q. Famous people from there?
A. Edgerrin James

Q. What visitors need to see/do:
A. Try the cherry tomatoes and eat Mexican food

Q. Most prominent industry/line of work?
A. Agriculture

Q. What you miss most about your hometown?
A. Just the feeling of home you get there

Q. Biggest event/celebration each year:
A. Our Christmas parade is big!
 
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Brian Rolle: Could this be his breakout year?
Linebacker doesn't want to spend his years at OSU 'being average'
Thursday, July 23, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Chris Russell | Dispatch
"I am looking to be one of the best players to come through here, whether some people think I can be or not." ? Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle

Brian Rolle offered some big-brother advice to freshman teammate Kenny Guiton Jr. the other day. Guiton, who has been on campus since late June, was debating whether he should go home to Texas the week before Ohio State opens preseason camp Aug. 9.

"I told him 'You gotta go home during the break, because you're going to miss home, man, as the year goes on,' " Rolle said. "Then he asked me if I was going home, and I told him no, that I had to stay here and work out."

Such is life for two players at different career junctures. Guiton, the late-recruited quarterback from just outside Houston, has no chance of starting this year because Terrelle Pryor and Joe Bauserman are ahead of him.

For Rolle, the 5-foot-11 junior tackling torpedo from Immokalee, Fla., this could be a bellwether season. The departure of James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman left two starting jobs available at linebacker, and though Rolle pressed his case in the spring, he said now is not the time for a visit home.

"I am looking to be one of the best players to come through here, whether some people think I can be or not," Rolle said. "I just told Kenny I've got to work hard through this summer because I know that there's a 95 percent chance I'm going to be starting this year, that I can be a major contributor on defense.

"I just look at this summer being the time for me to prepare like a champion, like somebody who's going to be starting."

Not that, in his zeal, he has written off his family. The personable Rolle said thoughts of them are what drive him.

"I don't want to sound like I don't love Florida, but I don't miss home as much as I miss the people at home," Rolle said. "The one person I miss the most is my little sister, Demetria, 19. She is my heart. And I miss joking around with my three brothers.

"I sit back at times and think, 'Wonder what they're doing right now?' That's something I think about more than I do football. I just let them be my motivation, to remind me why I'm here."

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Brian Rolle: Could this be his breakout year?
 
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Gotta love the way this kid approaches both football and life. I always pull for the best player to win the starting spot, and in this case im really pulling for Brian to be the "best player" and I think he can be. I sure hope all his hard work pays off.
 
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Man I would love to see this kid start! He's very versitile and has some good speed to cover the spread offenses that we'll be facing. I'd love to see him on the field a lot, tackling machine!!!
 
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SayNoToMichigan;1503073; said:
Great kid. I love how Tress target's great kid's in the recruiting process. Guy's like Rolle are what's good about college football...

I agree. Don't get me wrong there is still plenty of wrong in College Football, but there's far more wrong in the NFL.

Obviously you have some knuckleheads getting a free ride and wasting it in CFB, but the majority of the athletes aren't going to be making millions in the NFL down the road, and are doing things the right way. Hopefully Rolle makes millions in the NFL, and continues doing so the right way. Oh, and helping us get another national championship before he leaves would be nice too :P

:oh:
 
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Man, Brian has paid his dues, did his time, now it's time to unleash this talent. He's the kind of player that will act, rather than react. High risk, high reward, but he's got that high motor to back it up. Can't wait to see him making plays. He is impressive, and this article is the kind that really gets your heart pumping. :osu:
 
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Magua;1503085; said:
I agree. Don't get me wrong there is still plenty of wrong in College Football, but there's far more wrong in the NFL.

Obviously you have some knuckleheads getting a free ride and wasting it in CFB, but the majority of the athletes aren't going to be making millions in the NFL down the road, and are doing things the right way. Hopefully Rolle makes millions in the NFL, and continues doing so the right way. Oh, and helping us get another national championship before he leaves would be nice too :P

:oh:

:io:
 
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