Nick Rolovich

Nick Rolovich
Rolovich in 2016
California Golden Bears
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1979-02-16) February 16, 1979
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
NFL draft:2002: undrafted
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
  • California (2025–present)
    Senior offensive assistant
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
Career Arena League statistics
TDINT: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 (/ˈrləvɪ/ ROH-lə-vitch; born February 16, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is currently a senior offensive assistant at California.

Rolovich majored in economics at the University of Hawaii and earned a master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University. He played as a quarterback with the Las Vegas Gladiators in the Arena Football League (AFL).

After a lengthy stint as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Hawaii, Rolovich served as the Rainbow Warriors' head coach from 2016 to 2019. He then served as the head coach of the Washington State Cougars from 2020 to 2021.

In October 2021, after his request for a religious exemption to Washington’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for state employees was denied, Rolovich was terminated by WSU. He later filed a lawsuit against the university, seeking $25 million in damages, alleging wrongful termination and religious discrimination.