In 2006, Rouse was charged, along with former teammate A.J. Nicholson, with breaking into the apartment of former teammate Lorenzo Booker and stealing electronic equipment. Rouse has since transferred to UTEP, where he sat out the 2006 season, due to NCAA transfer rules.

On March 21, 2008, UTEP head coach Mike Price announced that Rouse would not be returning to the team for the 08-09 Football season for personal reasons. Rouse transferred to his current school, Concordia College, Selma located in Selma, Alabama. The school has an enrollment of 500, isn't a FCS program, Division II, Division III, or even an NAIA school. They are 1-1 this season and Rouse, now a 6-foot-4, 210-pounder who is majoring in business management, has caught a pair of TDs.

On March 21, 2008, UTEP head coach Mike Price announced that Rouse would not be returning to the team for the 08-09 Football season for personal reasons. Rouse transferred to his current school, Concordia College, Selma located in Selma, Alabama. The school has an enrollment of 500, isn't a FCS program, Division II, Division III, or even an NAIA school. They are 1-1 this season and Rouse, now a 6-foot-4, 210-pounder who is majoring in business management, has caught a pair of TDs.