Aspiring to both the National Football League and medical school, Rolle played as a safety at FSU, completed all necessary pre-medical requirements, and earned his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science in just 2.5 years with a 3.75 grade point average. Rolle helped the Florida State Seminoles win on the field, and off the field, he won a Rhodes Scholarship. He postponed playing in the NFL for a year in order to study at Oxford University. In 2008, he earned Associated Press 3rd team All-American honors as well as Football Writers Association America 2nd team All-ACC and CoSIDA Academic All-America. In the 2008 season game versus the University of Miami Hurricanes, Seminoles defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews remarked that Rolle played the best and most complete game he has ever seen a safety play at Florida State University in his 25 years of coaching. Rolle had 4 tackles (2 touchdown saving tackles), 1 tackle for loss, 4 pass breakups, 1 sack, 2 quarterback hurries and 3 critical 3rd down stops. Rolle was named a finalist for one of the 32
Rhodes Scholarships awarded to Americans each year. His interview for the scholarship was originally scheduled at the same time as
Florida State was to play at
Maryland, in which Florida State defeated Maryland 37–3. The
NCAA decided to allow Rolle to take a chartered plane from his interview in
Birmingham, Alabama to
College Park. Rolle announced on January 12, 2009, that he would first study at Oxford University for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an
M.Sc. in
medical anthropology and would then enter the
2010 NFL draft. He was a member of
St Edmund Hall, commonly known as "Teddy Hall," at Oxford, living in college accommodation at Norham Gardens. ==Professional career==