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Gators linebacker signee Matt Rolin had 50 tackles and four sacks in just four games for Briar Woods (Va.). / Gator Country photo by Curtiss Bryant

Matt Rolin

School: Briar Woods

Hometown: Ashburn, Va.

Height: 6-foot-3

Weight: 210 pounds

GC Composite Ranking: 140

Recruited by: DJ Durkin

Notable: An early enrollee who committed to Florida in December of 2012 after originally being committed to South Carolina. Recorded 50 tackles with 23 for a loss, and four sacks in only six games before tearing his ACL, cutting his senior season short. Also scored five touchdowns as a tight end. Was a part of a program that won three-straight AA Division 4 state championships. Ranked the nation’s 22nd best inside linebacker prospect by Rivals. Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game, but did not play due to injury.

Quotable: “(My family) all graduated from South Carolina, but they wanted me to go where I was most comfortable and where I felt I had the best opportunity to play. They were very supportive of my decision and the de-commitment (from South Carolina). I’m thankful for all of them, because they’ve put up with it well.” — Matt Rolin told GatorCountry.com.

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MikeCapshaw

Mike’s 15 years in the business has included more than six years of covering SEC sports and recruiting at a daily newspaper in Arkansas. He has also helped launch a newspaper, magazines, websites and even a sports talk radio show. Mike has won Florida Press Association awards for Best Sports Game Story and Best Sports Feature Story in the past two years as well as a company-wide award at his former newspaper group that includes some 60 publications, for Excellence in Sports Reporting.

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