By: Craig Handel (News-Press.com) -

Immokalee High School grad Brian Rolle said his favorite word in the world is no.

That’s why he didn’t accept a car when it was offered while he was playing football at Ohio State. He also said he paid for his own tattoos.

Because other Ohio State players didn’t have the same will power and because coach Jim Tressel didn’t notify school officials of problems when he was alerted, he’s no longer coach. Tressel resigned Monday.

In a radio interview Wednesday night, Rolle said he didn’t accept the car offer because that’s how he was reared.

In an interview with The News-Press on Thursday, Rolle said the impact parents Sandra and Arthur Coleman had led him to turning down things he didn’t feel he deserved…….

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This entry was posted on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 at 6:08 pm.
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