Awards & Impact
Proven Leadership. Measurable Results.
Coach Mackinley Rolle’s career reflects a commitment to excellence, program development, and sustained success. His leadership has resulted in both individual recognition and measurable program transformation.
Awards & Accolades
2020 Lou Groza Coach of the Year Finalist
2018 Florida High School Football 1A Coach of the Year Finalist
2017 Daily Commercial All-Area Coach of the Year
2017 Pigskin Report Head Coach of the Year
2017 Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Region 8 Coach of the Year
2012 Florida Athletic Coaches Association 6A Coach of the Year (District 5)
Career Highlights
First coach in Florida high school football history to take a program from 0–23 to an undefeated regular season
Achieved two undefeated regular seasons at two different schools
Part of a team that achieved an undefeated regular season and JUCO National Championship runner-up finish as an Assistant
“Leadership is built through preparation, discipline, and consistency.”
Former Wake Forest University Heach Coach Dave Clawson
Former Wake Forest University Assistant Head Coach for Defense/Defensive Line Coach Dave Cohen
Former Duke University and current Texas A&M Head Coach Mike Elko
University of Miami (Florida) Head Coach Mario Cristobal
Head Coach & General Manager of Arlington Renegades, and Former University of Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops
Former University of Alabama Defensive Coordinator Kevin Steele
JUCO National Champion Head Coach East Mississippi CC Buddy Stephens
University of Illinois Head Coach, Bret Bielema
University of Kentucky Heach Coach Mike Stoops
Longtime Former FSU DL Coach and Former NFL Player & Seminole All-American Odell Haggins
Legendary Coach Joe Paterno
Legendary Coach Herman Boone
Former NFL Player/FSU Runningback Lonnie Pryor
Former Oklahoma QB/First round draft pick/Current NFL QB Baker Mayfield
From Left to Right: Christian Lee, Broc Bohne, Austin Thompson, and Kerrington Lee
Illinois DB Xavier Scott
Alabama State DE Christian Lee
Former GCCC LB's: Heston Lameta (Northern Arizona), Dillon Williams, Krishon Merriweather (Texas Tech)
Wake Forest DE Kerrington Lee
WNBA Hall of Famer/UConn All American Rebecca Lobo
Former NFL Players and Host of the Pivot Podcast: Fred Taylor, Ryan Clark, Myron Rolle, Channing Crowder, and Former NFL Player/FSU All-American: Samari Rolle
Former US Senator (Florida) Bill Nelson
Hall of Fame and Former NFL Head Coach/Former University of Miami (FL) Head Coach and Current NFL Host Jimmy Johnson
Coach Rolle at the AFCA Coaches Convention in Nashville, TN
Current Chicago Bulls Head Coach/NCAA Basketball National Champion Billy Donovan
