LB Brian Rolle (official thread)

[LordJeffBuck]

Brian Rolle
Fullback / Outside linebacker
Immokalee, Florida
Ht: 5-foot-10 (Nike)
Wt: 202 lbs (Nike)
Forty: 4.47 secs (Nike)
Bench reps: 27 (Nike)
Vertical: 34 inches (Nike)
Shuttle: 4.35 secs (Nike)
SPARQ: 90.69 (Nike)
2005 stats (offense): 548 yards rushing (7.8 avg), 8 TD's
2005 stats (defense): 120 tackles in only 9 games
GPA: 3.6
ACT: 18

Voted SW Florida Defensive Player of the Year as a junior.

Nebraska Rivals - 09/11/06

Brian Rolle claims a written offer from Ohio State, and proclaims that the Buckeyes are his clear leader; he also has offers from Nebraska (visit 10/20), Wisconsin, West Virginia, Florida, Ole Miss, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Virginia, and Duke. His top 5 (in order) are Ohio State, Florida, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and LSU.

Brian also plays running back for Immokalee.

[scarletngrey11]

Wow this one came out of left field.

I liked the article, he sounded like a classy guy, and those are some sick measurables.

[BearBuck27]

Does it mention that he came up for camp? I remember HH mentioning that he was bringing up some under the radar Fl LB's. This may be one of those kids.

[RhodeIslandBuck]

A little undersized but has an offer list you can't argue with.

[The Man]

Any relation to Samari or Antrel Rolle?

[RhodeIslandBuck]

Originally Posted by The Man

Any relation to Samari or Antrel Rolle?

Or Myron?

[BuckTwenty]

Originally Posted by RhodeIslandBuck

Or Myron?

Myron was from New Jersey, if my memory serves me right.

[LordJeffBuck]

A couple of very old articles:

Miami Scout - 02/28/06

Favors Miami; also likes Texas, LSU, Ole Miss.

Nebraska Scout - 06/29/06

Wide open; claims over 30 offers; not interested in Miami because the 'Canes were not recruiting him.

My take: Not too excited yet - if he schedules an official visit to Columbus, that will confirm both his offer and his interest in Ohio State. Till then, I am a bit suspect.

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck

My take: Not too excited yet - if he schedules an official visit to Columbus, that will confirm both his offer and his interest in Ohio State. Till then, I am a bit suspect.

I agree.

Seems kind of weird that he lost interest in Miami b/c they stoped recruiting him, but he has 30 offers. Especially if they were his leader.

[dozerbuck]

I could see this kid being the last S prospect....with Clifford being brought in for WR/CB. Could the alternative to Major Wright or James Scott if the staff feels they will miss on one of the two

[wadc45]

reminds me of Lenix a little bit. I am with LJB...once I see him in C-bus we will know the interest is legit.

[osugrad21]

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Indians blank Golden Eagles

By Jason A. Dixon (Contact)
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Immokalee didn?t care if Friday night?s game against Naples meant nothing in terms of the district standings, or that the Golden Eagles decided to rest the area?s leading rusher, Jevon Pugh. The Indians had a lot at stake, and Staver Field became the place where they would reveal the toughness and tenacity that has carried them all season.

Quarterback Ramces Rouzard threw for two touchdowns and running back Brian Rolle ran for 125 yards on 13 carries, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns of 33 and 48, respectively, to send the Indians to 28-0 victory over the Golden Eagles.
Immokalee moves to 4-0 on the season and dropped Naples to 3-1 with a bye week coming up. Rouzard said the win helped solidify where the Indians stand among the best teams in the district, despite not being able to make the playoffs this year.
?This win means a lot for us,? he said. ?I give all my props to the lineman and my running backs were blocking. I took the leadership this game to step up and challenge myself as the quarterback to lead my team to a victory.?
Rouzard received a lot of help from a defense that dominated and, at times, intimidated. The Indians had two sacks and forced two turnovers during the game, but it all started in the first half, where Immokalee set the tone.
After holding Naples on their first possession, Immokalee?s offense went to work moving the ball downfield with a steady dose of running back Carl Elie, who finished the game with 54 yards on the ground. Rouzard hit David Lamour on a 25-yard touchdown pass with seven seconds left in the first quarter to cap an 11-play, 73-yard drive and give the Indians a 7-0 lead.
Rouzard and Aaron Henry hooked up late in the second quarter on a 35-yard touchdown pass to help Immokalee take a 14-0 lead into the locker room. But the story of the first half was Immokalee?s defense, which allowed 99 yards of total offense and stifled Naples from gaining any real momentum.
Naples quarterback Craig Wingate came in during the second quarter following an injury to Tim Moscato, who suffered a stinger and would not return, and provided a lift for the Golden Eagles. But every time Naples would try to get something going, Immokalee?s aggressive defense stepped up.



Naples coach Bill Kramer said after the game that he did not know the status of Moscato. As for the loss, Kramer said he is going to use the next two weeks to prepare for the upcoming games.
?We got to step up,? he said. ?Stuff happens in games and you got to play the cards you?re dealt and we didn?t do a very good job of that. I know I didn?t do a good enough job of getting our guys ready emotionally to play.?
Immokalee coach John Weber said Kramer was in a tough situation having to sit some of his key players. Still, Weber was pleased with the way the Indians came out and performed from start to finish.
?He?s got to look down the road at what?s at stake,? Weber added. ?I thought our kids played exceptionally well ... on both sides of the football. I thought defensively, we just did an outstanding job of shutting their run down. We threw the ball and had a great catch in the end zone, which probably changed the whole ballgame when we went up 14-0.?
The Indians also suffered an injury to fullback/linebacker Jonel Volcy when he went down on the opening kickoff with a broken leg.
- - -
Immokalee: 7 - 7 - 0 - 14 ? 28
Naples: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 ? 0
Scoring:
I ? Rouzard 25 yars pass to Lamour (Williams kick)
I ? Rouzard 35 yard pass to Henry (Williams kick)
I ? Rolle 33 yard run (Williams kick)
I ? Rolle 48 yard run (Williams kick)

[wadc45]

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Indians still perfect after win at Naples

By Jason A. Dixon
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Mindful of what lies ahead for his football team, Immokalee coach John Weber isn't concerning himself with the Indians going undefeated in district play this year following Friday night's 28-0 win over previously undefeated Naples High.
The Indians (4-0) came into the season with a newfound sense of purpose and a drive to win all 10 of their games after the Florida High School Athletic Association placed the football progam on a one-year postseason ban.
And even though Immokalee is six wins away from achieving its goal, Weber wants to keep things into perspective. But he sure was impressed with how the Indians handled the Golden Eagles in shutting out an opponent for the third week in a row.
Weber said it was the first time he remembers Immokalee keeping Naples off the scoreboard for an entire game during his 12 years as coach.
To shut down the Golden Eagles this year was extra special for a defense that has only given up nine points in four games.
"We knew that offensively, they were a pretty good football team," Weber said. "Anytime you shut a quality team out like that you got to feel pretty good."
Led by senior linebacker Brian Rolle, the 2005 Broxson Trophy winner given to the area's best player, and senior defensive back Aaron Henry, Immokalee was expected to be among the best defensive teams in Southwest Florida.
With the help of a supporting cast that includes David Lamour, Johnny Dor and Brandon McCray, Weber said this unit is playing better than any he's had.
"We were pretty good defensively last year," he said. "We gave (up) a lot more points last year than we're giving up this year."
Weber felt like the defense did a good job of taking Naples' inside running game away.
He was also pleased with the way his offensive line and special teams played.
The Indians play at Barron Collier Thursday night, a game that concerns Weber because of the short week and the fact that Immokalee hasn't played well on the road against the Cougars.
But if the Indians continue playing with the emotion that has carried them to four dominant performances to start the season, Weber said he feels good about Immokalee's chances.
Weber added that the defense will be looking forward to facing Barron's standout senior running back Greg Williams, especially after not playing against Naples' Jevon Pugh, who sat out Friday's game.
"We're certainly going to stress the fact that we're going to play against a very very good back," Weber said.
? 2005 Bonita Daily News and The Banner. Published in Bonita Springs, Florida, USA by the E.W. Scripps Co.
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[BGriffBuckeye]

Heard a story about Rolle tonight.

He hit the opposing RB so hard this year that the kid got up and went over to Immokalee's defensvie huddle. Looks like we got a player here!

[osugrad21]

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Rolle shows why he's one of the best

By Jason A. Dixon (Contact)
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
IMMOKALEE ? The question is dead now to Immokalee football coach John Weber.

How good is senior Brian Rolle? The sight of Rolle rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns, forcing two fumbles and making 11 tackles in the Indians' 54-14 win over Barron Collier last Thursday left no doubt in Weber's mind.
"If there's five better players in this state I don't want to play against them, because he plays with such high intensity and he's so motivated about the game," he said.
In a season that has seen Immokalee sweep through its first five opponents with relative ease, Rolle, a 5-foot-11, 216-pound running back/linebacker, was silently motivated early on by what he perceived as a bit of a slight.
"I label myself as one of the premier guys, overall in the area," he said. "The first couple of weeks I didn't get Prep of the Week, I was kind of like 'Maybe it's somebody else's time to shine.'"
Plenty of players have shown their abilities this season, but few have made the type of impact on both sides of ball that Rolle has for the Indians.
He leads the team with 61 tackles and is second behind Carl Elie with 537 rushing yards.
Rolle

Since helping lead Immokalee to a Class 2A state championship as a sophomore in 2004, Rolle has been putting up those kind of numbers and he came into the season hoping to eclipse 100 tackles and 1,000 yards rushing.
Weber said the fact that top Division I football programs like Florida, Ohio State and Nebraska are willing to recruit Rolle as an outside linebacker, despite the size, speaks to the type of player he is.