palmbeachpost.com - 11/11/2008
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FSU's Myron Rolle to seek Rhodes Scholarship, play vs. Maryland on same day By DEREK REDD Special to The Palm Beach Post Monday, November 10, 2008 TALLAHASSEE Florida State safety Myron Rolle will get his chance in two weeks to have the best of both worlds, academic and athletic. The ACC ...
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rivals.yahoo.com - 11/14/2008
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Believe it or not, Maryland still controls its
own fate re: the ACC Championship game, making Saturday's
showdown with North Carolina a battle of unlikely division frontrunners -- one of which won't be in first place by the end of the day. The stakes ...
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All Tomorrow's Parties: Maryland, where the turtle is ...
larrybrownsports.com - 11/12/2008
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Myron Rolle to Interview for Rhodes Scholarship, Play vs Maryland Same Day
Larry Brown Sports —
... for the scholarship over playing in the game if the times coincided on November 22nd. Coach Bobby Bowden agreed with the decision saying it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But ESPN has since elected to broadcast the game in prime time, making the situation a whole lot more interesting. ...
A SMART STUDENT-ATHLETE FROM FLA. STATE?
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... . Now, like so many student-athletes before him, he has to balance his team’s games with his interview to become a Rhodes Scholar. ...
NCAA Actually Gets It Right
RealClearSports - Blog —
... Rolle, a defensive back for the Seminoles who is already a member of the watch lists for the Lott Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, is the absolute epitome of the student-athlete. And that created a bit of a scheduling conflict. On the same day he's set to interview for a Rhodes Scholarship, FSU is playing in a key ACC-game at Maryland. However, it looks like things will work out for him. ...
FAKEST OF THE WEEK
REALESTS NCAA College Michigan Football Basketball Rich Rodriguez Lil Wayne DMX —
... But we're not laughing anymore. Getting your game time changed so you can interview as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, then doing the Deion Sanders-helicopter-into-the-game act? ...
The ironic demise of Florida State's Darius McClure
Dr. Saturday —
... It's painful for Florida State's secondary, too, which is already without starting safety Myron Rolle for at least half of the Maryland game while Rolle is in Alabama waiting to accept a Rhodes Scholarship, completing what must be the most bizarre circumstances for a depth chart problem in Florida State history: One safety out via jubilation, another via extreme braininess. Even at Bobby Bowden's age, you've never seen it all. ...
Florida State's Darius McClure sidelined by the cruel fist of irony
Dr. Saturday —
... It's painful for Florida State's secondary, too, which is already without starting safety Myron Rolle for at least half of the Maryland game while Rolle is in Alabama waiting to accept a Rhodes Scholarship, completing what must be the most bizarre circumstances for a depth chart problem in Florida State history: One safety out via jubilation, another via extreme braininess. Even at Bobby Bowden's age, you've never seen it all. ...
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A Plea to the NCAA For Some Common Sense
majorleaguejerk.com 11/9/2008 — I just finished reading Stewart Mandel’s story about FSU’s Myron Rolle and his skipping the November 22nd game against Maryland so he can go do his final interview to be a Rhodes Scholar. It is truly great. Apparently, Bobby Bowden and ...
ESPN, NCAA Get It Right For Myron Rolle
thebiglead.com 11/12/2008 — This is truly awesome news . Florida State safety, and Rhodes Scholar finalist, Myron Rolle will have a chance to excel both academically and athletically on November 22nd thanks to his coaches, ESPN, and the NCAA.
On the 22nd, he’ll be ...
Florida State Might Want To Consider The Triple Option Tonight —
FanHouse
by Ian Honestly, we'd love to focus all the attention on how Myron Rolle is making good on his 2005 promise about coming to Florida State for the academics. But his trip to Birmingham is one week away, and a more pressing concern for the Seminoles is a situation where the police are doing ...
That’s WAQ: Wednesday Afternoon Quarterback —
Major League Jerk
Well balls. My whole post this week was going to revolve around Myron Rolle , and how The NCAA might finally be getting smart, and how good athletes and good students don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Then I read TMQ this week. Shit. Ah, the hell with it. In college football, the top ...
Myron’s on a Rolle —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
Florida State DB Myron Rolle will have some day on November 22 , thanks to the NCAA. The brilliant — on and off the field — Rolle will have his Rhodes Scholar interview in Alabama and then be whisked by private plane to College Park for the 7:35 kickoff of FSU-Maryland, a big ...
I Can See Clearly Now —
Football Blog
We are moving to the middle of November and with that the air is crisper, the leaves are falling and things are starting to shake out in both the collegiate and professional ranks. This weekend some things started to get a little clearer (college) while other still have a way to go before we ...
It’s All Academic —
The Slanch Report
Here’s something you never hear in college sports, an athlete choosing academics over sports. Myron Rolle, a safety on FSU’s defense won’t be playing in Saturday’s game against Maryland , which could decide the ACC’s Atlantic Division because he has an interview ...
