Nicholas Robert Rolovich (/ˈroʊləvɪtʃ/ ROH-lə-vitch; born February 16, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is currently a senior offensive assistant at California.
[3] 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 attended Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California, and won varsity letters in football and baseball.
[6] Rolovich was a two-year letterman at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he replaced starter and eventual all-time NCAA career passing leader Timmy Chang early in the 2001 season, leading the team to an 8–1 record.
In 2004 and 2005, Rolovich signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League where he served as Mark Grieb's backup.
Rolovich was released by both the Chicago Rush and Arizona Rattlers (after injuring his shoulder on January 16, 2006, in a non-contact scrimmage against Las Vegas, within a week he was waived) in 2006.
While still playing in the AFL, Rolovich served as quarterback coach for his JC alma mater, the City College of San Francisco Rams for two years.
In 2013, Rolovich was set to be the offensive coordinator at Temple on Matt Rhule's inaugural staff before backing out on January 9, 2013, after Nevada doubled his salary to $240,000.
[15] Rolovich said in a statement that the said conversation between him and Woods occurred before the release of the #WeAreUnited group's article, and Washington State spokesman Bill Stephens clarified that Woods did not lose his scholarship or has been cut from the team, while ESPN reported that no one has been cut, but is not allowed to participate in team activities if they choose to opt out due to safety reasons.
[4] In September 2021, Stutzmann's younger brother Billy Ray, who had worked for Rolovich at Hawaii, was terminated from a position as offensive assistant at the US Naval Academy[20] also for refusing to take a COVID vaccine.
On September 14, 2023, Seattle Sea Dragons head coach Jim Haslett announced that Rolovich would become the team's offensive coordinator for the 2024 season.
[25] On December 13, 2024, California head coach Justin Wilcox announced that Rolovich was hired as a senior offensive assistant.