ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four-star linebacker Matt Rolin (Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods) enrolled at Florida on Monday, but his path to get to Gainesville wasn't an easy one.
Rolin's parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle all graduated from South Carolina, the school he had previously committed to before switching to Florida on Dec. 9. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound athlete said he was thankful that his family did not pressure him to stay committed to the Gamecocks.
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