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LB Brian Rolle (Official Thread)

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buckeyenobility;1833687; said:
I can't wait to see Brian in the NFL next year. I see teams passing on him till the 3rd or 4th round because of concerns about his size but a smart team will take him. I see Brian moving to strong safety and i think he has the ability to have a Bob Sanders like impact. Agree or Disagree?
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If he is drafted it will be a very late round pick up, as a special teams player, at least at first. But my guess will be picked up as a free agent, Then he may get a shot from there.
 
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College football locals: Immokalee's Brian Rolle, Naples' Carlos Hyde and Buckeyes ready for Sugar Bowl
By BARBARA BOXLEITNER
Naples Daily News
Posted January 3, 2011

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Iowa running back Adam Robinson, right, runs from Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle, an Immokalee High School graduate, during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, in Iowa City, Iowa. Ohio State won 20-17. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

NAPLES ? Brian Rolle already has a bunch of individual accolades from his senior season with the Ohio State University football team.

But a team win Tuesday against No. 8 Arkansas (10-2) in the Allstate Sugar Bowl would be the finishing touch to the Immokalee High graduate?s collegiate career.

The middle linebacker had his most complete season, leading the No. 6 Buckeyes (11-1) to a No. 2 defensive ranking in the nation. Rolle was named an All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by the coaches and by the media. He was selected the Ohio College Football All-Ohio Defensive Player of the Year and named to that first team.

?I think I peaked at the right time,? he said. ?I think it was a great season. I did my job and was able to make plays.?

Did he ever. In his second season as a starter, Rolle has a team-high 70 tackles, including a team-best 10 for loss. He added 10 pass breakups and defended, two and half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick.

Rolle said his games against Marshall and Iowa were his best performances. He had four tackles and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown against Marshall. He had a team-high 10 stops against Iowa, and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.

This season has been especially gratifying because Rolle was mostly a special teams player his first two years. ?I didn?t play as much as I wanted to,? he said. ?I?ve grown a bit, having to sit behind a lot of All-Americans. It?s everything I wanted it to be.?

One of the team captains, Rolle has had NFL scouts looking at him for two years, yet he said he?s not even thinking about later. ?My worries are here at Ohio State,? he said. ?My work isn?t done here.?

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The wait

Rolle arrived at OSU from the deep-South town of Immokalee, Fla. Though he possessed tantalizing speed and an enthusiasm for hitting, he was stuck behind well-established standouts such as James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman.

That meant spending two years mostly on special teams, where he quickly proved valuable on kick coverage. That's the role he played in the title game against Louisiana State.

"I felt like it was a blessing," Rolle said of his, ahem, role. "They threw me in there and I did a great job. I understood my role and I had fun doing that."

Once he became a starting linebacker in 2009, he made his mark. Over the past two years, Rolle has 165 tackles (17 for loss) and three interceptions.

Along the way, the 5-foot-11, 218-pound player proved a point.

"Even going into this season, people still questioned my size," Rolle said. "I feel like I'm one of the best players in the country. People look at other factors, measurables, things they see outside, but they don't know what's on the inside and that's a big heart."
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Rolle goes out on top
Immokalee grad enjoys bowl win
By Craig Handel • [email protected] • January 6, 2011

The day after Ohio State survived Arkansas and ended its nine-game bowl skid against the Southeastern Conference, Brian Rolle tweeted away Wednesday.

"Good afternoon. Thinking about a massage right now," the former Immokalee High star said after the Buckeyes edged the Razorbacks 31-26 on Tuesday night in the Sugar Bowl.

With the victory, Rolle was one of 24 seniors who helped the Buckeyes win 45 games, go to four BCS games and triumph in two.

"That's a special group," Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said.

Immokalee High coach John Weber said he's not surprised what Rolle accomplished.

"He's such a competitor," Weber said. "Always has been. They can browbeat the Big Ten all they want, but Ohio State beat Arkansas and Oregon in back-to-back bowl games. That's pretty good."

The game gave new meaning to the song "Hang on Sloopy," which is played at every game by the Ohio State band.

"A lot of guys are probably relieved," said Rolle, the Buckeyes' 5-foot-11, 218-pound starting inside linebacker. "It's good to get a win in a BCS game. We were relieved with all the hype the SEC got about being the best conference and how we haven't beaten them.

"We were relieved to get that monkey off our back. We did fairly well, although there were some bad plays in the second half."

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College football: Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle of Immokalee signs with PlayersRep Sports
Posted January 7, 2011

Ohio State University senior linebacker Brian Rolle, an Immokalee High School graduate, has signed with an agent. Agent Andy Simms wrote on his Twitter account that Rolle had selected PlayersRep Sports.

"Excited to announce that Ohio State LB Brian Rolle has signed with PlayersRep," Simms wrote.

Rolle, who earned All-Big Ten honors from league coaches, had a team-high 70 tackles, 10 for losses, and added two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), one fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and a blocked kick. He had 10 pass breakups and defended, and two and a half sacks.

Rolle had six tackles, 1 1/2 for losses, in Tuesday's Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas. He won the Broxson Award as the Naples Daily News' top high school football player in 2005 and 2006.
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Rolle's class won 44 games, tying the team record set the previous year.
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I have to admit, I was very unimpressed back when the 07 class was signed. I was only excited about two players and those two were Eugene Clifford and Taurian Washington. lol. I remember thinking Rolle was too small, Dane looks like a member of the Backstreet boys and Cam Heyward just don't look like an athlete. Boy was I wrong about all three, well, Dane does look like he can be in a boy-band but, kid can ball...I loved watching Rolle too, even when he was strictly a special teamer...
 
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I remember him on kick coverage as a Feshman and telling my brother "you gotta watch this kid!".....every time down the field he'd literally blow everyone up in his path. He's been a pleasure to watch his entire career as a Buckeye!
 
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