The Centurions: #30 Nick Rolovich

The Star-Bulletin's countdown of UH football's "Centurions", the 100 greatest players in the University of Hawaii's 100 years of football, continues with #30, quarterback Nick Rolovich.

Brian McInnis profiles Rolo.

"We were on the road, and the first half wasn't really good," Rolovich said of the 17-3 halftime deficit. "I remember Chris Brown grabbed me when we walked into halftime, telling me how everybody believed in me, and I'd better get my stuff together because they knew I could do it."

Rolovich then began what would become a recurring theme: second-half heroics that galvanized the state. The Warriors came back to beat the Mustangs in overtime.

When No. 18 Fresno State picked him off on back-to-back balls the next game, he knew the defense would come through for him, and it did. Rolo shook off his struggles for the game-winning "Jumpball to Lelie" play in the corner of the end zone with 13 seconds left to beat the Bulldogs 38-34.

His confidence and knowledge of the offense grew with each contest. By the time the Warriors squared off against the then-unbeaten BYU Cougars in the season finale, everything was perfectly aligned. He could see things develop before they happened.