LB Brian Rolle (Official Thread)

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Senior Spotlight - Rolle
08/19/2010

Brian Rolle has been training hard all summer and will continue to do so as camp pushes on and the season gets started.

As camp gets underway, Rolle admits the first few days of camp are to get everyone, especially the new guys, into the flow of how things go at camp but will really start focusing on the season and its opponents. ?We are trying to get the new guys into the flow of camp then we will really start focusing on Marshall? said Rolle.

Camp brings on a lot of stress and pain but Rolle admits that he could not make it through camp without one item, his Bible. Rolle looks to his Bible to get him through the day and give him his spiritual motivation.

?I can forget my t-shirts and do without shorts or sock but my Bible is something I can always take to get spiritual motivation,? commented Rolle.

Ohio State Football News: Senior Spotlight - Rolle

 

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Buckeyes Name Six Captains for 2010 Season

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"When I look at the other seniors on this team, this is such a great honor," said Rolle, a linebacker from Immokalee, Fla., who has recorded 134 career tackles at Ohio State. "It's quite an honor to think that my teammates recognize how hard I've worked. I'm looking forward to a great season."

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How Ohio State changed Brian Rolle | The Columbus Dispatch video

 

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Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle's confidence brings the strength of a Hurricane
Published: Sunday, September 05, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

Marvin Fong / The Plain Deale
rOhio State linebacker Brian Rolle, one of nine players from Florida on Ohio State's roster, brings a hard-playing style to the defense.

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? His Ohio State teammates say they can tell Brian Rolle is from around Miami.

"You can kind of tell by his swagger," said fellow linebacker and captain Ross Homan, repeating the word used by many when talking about Rolle.

That's not just any swagger -- that's Hurricane swagger. While the University of Miami is looking to regain its footing as a college football power and hoping to use Saturday's game with Ohio State as a jumping off point, the Buckeyes' starting middle linebacker is a tribute to Miami's past.

Rolle grew up in Immokalee, Fla., two hours from Miami, born near the end of Miami's run of four national titles in a nine-year span between 1983 and 1991, but very invested in Miami's next national title in 2001 and the Hurricanes' national championship loss to Ohio State the following season.

"That team was the team," Rolle said of the Hurricanes' appeal in South Florida. "Where I was from, it was only Miami."

Rolle wore Hurricanes clothing to school and argued with his older brother, who was the only Florida fan he knew. And he was certain, absolutely certain, that he'd be a Hurricane one day.

"Growing up, I didn't look at anything else," Rolle said. "I was like, 'I'm going to be a Hurricane, no doubt.' "

Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle's confidence brings the strength of a Hurricane | cleveland.com

OSU?s Rolle, other players from Florida ready for ?Canes
By Tom Archdeacon, Staff Writer
Saturday, September 4, 2010

COLUMBUS ? Standing there in his Ohio State uniform ? after a night of plenty of sweat, highlight reel effort and convincing victory ? he remembered back to just before he became a Buckeye.

Back to when his friends called him Mr. Hurricane. ?I loved the Miami Hurricanes,? Brian Rolle, the highly-touted OSU linebacker and captain from Immokalee, Fla., was saying after returning an interception 30 yards for a score in OSU?s 45-7 season-opening victory over Marshall in steamy Ohio Stadium, Thursday, Sept. 2.

?Miami was the team I liked growing up ... and it was the only place I wanted to go,? he said. ?I didn?t even think about being recruited. I just said, ?I?m going to Miami.?

?In high school, I wore my Miami stuff every day. My friend Richardson always called me Mr. Hurricane because that?s all I wore.

?I went to a lot of their games ? I mean a lot ? and those guys had swagger. You?d see guys out there like Antrell Rolle, Maurice Sikes, Sean Taylor ... and when somebody would make a big play, they were always celebrating, always having fun. That?s what I like about them. And if you watched me in high school, I was a guy who liked to bounce around and have fun.?

OSU’s Rolle, other players from Florida ready for ’Canes

 

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Brian Rolle - From Miami Fan to OSU Standout
By Brandon Castel

COLUMBUS ? Brian Rolle remembers it like yesterday.
Maurice Clarret strips the ball from Sean Taylor in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl
Photo by Jim Davidson Maurice Clarret strips the ball from Sean Taylor

It was the 2003 BCS National Championship game and Miami safety Sean Taylor had just intercepted Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel in the third quarter of a 14-7 game.

Rolle was 14 years old and he couldn?t believe his eyes as he watched OSU running back Maurice Clarett rip the ball away from Taylor on one of the all-time great heads-up football plays in college football history.

But Rolle was far less concerned with the play made by Clarett than the 28-yard interception by Taylor, whom he idolized growing up in Immokalee, Fla.

?When I was younger, I remember watching Sean Taylor and Maurice Sikes play and I was like ?man I want to be just like them?,? said the 5-foot-11 Rolle.

Brian Rolle went from Miami Fan to OSU standount

 

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Brian Rolle is Buckeyes' man in the middle
September, 8, 2010
By Adam Rittenberg

Most coaches would take one look at Brian Rolle and think strong safety or running back.

A 5-foot-11, 218-pound middle linebacker? Maybe in the Sun Belt, but never at Ohio State, a program rich in linebacker tradition that can hand pick the players to put in the center of its defense.

This is the team that produced Chris Spielman, Andy Katzenmoyer, James Laurinaitis and other prototype middle linebackers. Why would the Buckeyes settle for less?

AP Photo/Terry GilliamWhile not a prototypical linebacker, Brian Rolle is the undeniable leader of Ohio State's defense.
Because Rolle isn't less.

"I suppose if you plug him into the computer, Brian Rolle doesn't fit," Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel said. "But he sure can play football."

Rolle's r?sum? speaks for itself. After two seasons as a special-teams standout, Rolle stepped into a starting role in 2009 and recorded 94 tackles, seven for loss, with an interception, a fumble recovery and a rare defensive PAT after picking off a pass on a two-point conversion attempt and racing 98 yards to the end zone.

He opened his senior season with a bang Thursday night, recording his first career pick-six, a 30-yard interception return to the end zone in a 45-7 rout of Marshall.

Rolle might lack ideal middle-linebacker size, but he has all the other tools to excel at the position.

Let's start with his voice, which can be heard just about any time on the practice field or during a game.

"Most people think I'm talkative, but it's just if I have something to say to somebody, I'll say it," said Rolle, one of six co-captains for the Buckeyes this fall. "I?m the quarterback of the defense, so I feel like I'm obligated to make all the calls and tell guys where they need to be and where they line up.

Brian Rolle is Buckeyes' man in the middle - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

 

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Rolle sizes up well for OSU

Huge Miami fan as kid, he's eager to play 'Canes

By Jason Lloyd
Beacon Journal sports writer

Published on Thursday, Sep 09, 2010

COLUMBUS: Brian Rolle's only wish as a child was to be on the field with the Miami Hurricanes. He'll finally get that opportunity Saturday, but this wasn't how he planned it.

Rolle grew up in Immokalee, Fla., sort of a no man's land for allegiance in a rabid football state. Two hours from Miami and five hours from the University of Florida, it's typically an eclectic mix, Rolle said. But he made up his mind at an early age.

His cousin, Antrel Rolle, was an All-American cornerback for the Miami team that lost to Ohio State in double overtime in the national championship game after the 2002 season.

''I thought I was going to be a 'Cane, no doubt about it,'' Rolle said. ''That's the only place I wanted to go. It didn't pan out the way I wanted, but I'm here at Ohio State and I love it, and I wouldn't change anything.''

Ohio.com - Rolle sizes up well for OSU

 

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Asked whether Rolle has that Miami swagger, center Michael Brewster said, ''I think he just has his own swag. I'll leave it at that.

Just so funny to hear Brewster talking about swag

 

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Not sure they showed it on tv or not, but I loved after B Rolle made a big stop in the 4th quarter on 3rd or 4th down, and he threw the "U" up at the Miami sideline, and then turned it upside down while barking at them.

 

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Buckeye Bios: Brian Rolle and Chimdi Chekwa-NBC4 video

 

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From small town to big time
Linebacker Brian Rolle is proud to hail from Immokalee, deep in the swamplands of Florida, which has produced its share of high-profile athletes
Friday, October 1, 2010
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch

BIG STOP: Ohio State's Brian Rolle (36) reacts after stopping Marshall's Aaron Booker (19) in the second quarter. (Neal C. Lauron | Dispatch)

Here's one thing Brian Rolle always wants known about his hometown of Immokalee, Fla.:

"It's the cherry tomato capital of the world," the Ohio State middle linebacker likes to say.

Maybe that's not up there with "the city that never sleeps," or "the city with the big shoulders." But for a town of about 19,000 located in southwest Florida about 20 miles southeast of Fort Myers and 20 miles northeast of Naples, it's a niche.

Immokalee has put out some peachy football players, too, the best known being NFL running back Edgerrin James. Like many small towns, Immokalee takes pride in its Friday night accomplishments, pointing to the 2004 Class 2A state championship as the pinnacle. Rolle, then a sophomore, and James' cousin Javaris, then a junior, played huge roles for that team before they went their separate ways, Rolle to OSU and Javaris James to Miami.

"Especially if you're one of the top football players here, you're a lot more respected and you get a lot more recognition," Ashley Lozano said. "Brian Rolle was recognized a lot more because he was a great football player and great asset to the team. He has a huge heart and a lot of drive."

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/buckeyextra/stories/gameday/2010/week5/cover_story.html

 

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Despite his size, Rolle is as tough as they come.

There?s just something about Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle that I love. He?s only 5-11, 220 pounds, but he plays fast, showcases really good instincts when asked to locate the football, is rarely out of position and pound for pound is one of the toughest son of a guns you will ever see. Now, because of his size I don?t think you will see him getting drafted early, but if put into the right kind of scheme, I think this guy could end up starting for an NFL team on the outside as a weak side cover two type option.

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