Nick Rolovich

Nick Rolovich
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Rolovich in 2016
Personal information
Born: (1979-02-16) February 16, 1979 (age 45)
Daly City, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Marin Catholic
(Kentfield, California)
College:Hawaii
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:2002
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • San Marin (CA) HS (2002)
    Assistant coach
  • Hawaii (2003–2004)
    Student assistant
  • City College of San Francisco (2006–2007)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Hawaii (2008–2009)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Hawaii (2010–2011)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Nevada (2012–2015)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Hawaii (2016–2019)
    Head coach
  • Washington State (2020–2021)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
Career Arena League statistics
TD–INT:25–5
Passing yards:1,401
Completion percentage:55.2
Passer rating:97.3
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Head coaching record
Career:NCAA: 33–33 (.500)

Nicholas Robert Rolovich (/ˈroʊləvɪtʃ/ ROH-lə-vitch; born February 16, 1979) is an American former football coach and player. He was most recently the head football coach at Washington State University (WSU).[1][2][3] Rolovich majored in economics at the University of Hawaii, and received a master's degree at New Mexico Highlands University. He was a quarterback with the Las Vegas Gladiators in the Arena Football League (AFL).

In October 2021, after being denied a religious exemption to Washington's requirement for state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Rolovich was terminated by WSU.[4] Rolovich alleges that athletic director Patrick Chun asked him to receive the vaccine on the stadium 50-yard line in front of the entire football team. He has since sued the university for $25 million.[5]

  1. ^ "Rolovich Picked As New UH Head Football Coach". hawaiiathletics.com. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Lewis, Ferd; Tsai, Stephan; Reardon, Dan (November 27, 2015). "Hawaii hires Rolovich as head football coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "UH names Nick Rolovich as new head football coach". Hawaii News Now (HNN). November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference axe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Harris, Maek (November 17, 2022). "Ex-Washington State Football Coach Alleges School Asked him to Get Vaccinated on the Field". Outkick. Retrieved November 17, 2022.