I am always amazed when I hear about athletes who start a sport relatively late in life. In high school, Matthias Farley was a good receiver with 849 yards and 12 touchdowns in his junior season. That’s not overly impressive until you realize that his junior season was also his first in football, changing over from soccer after a sophomore season that saw great individual success but a dismal team record. His senior year numbers were less impressive on the offensive side, but because of his athleticism, he saw some time on the defensive side of the ball, putting up some impressive numbers there. Even with only two years of high school football experience, Matthias Farley had offers from UCLA, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Illinois, North Carolina State, Duke, Maryland and East Carolina.
Farley was originally slotted to play on defense, but has recently has been moved to wide receiver, not unusual for Kelly to put athletes where he feels they will be most helpful (ala Luke Massa from Quarterback to wide receiver). Matthias was an early commit, being the fourth recruit to commit to the Irish during his cycle. He has recently been assigned #41 which he requested in honor of one of his high school football coaches, Eugene Robinson, who played safety in the NFL for 16 years.
In researching Matthias Farley, I discovered a couple of lighthearted videos with a lot of “jocularities,” as Father Mulcahy from M.A.S.H would say: http://www.schooltube.com/video/f1c04a1a8f5e4b95eb3a/5-Freedoms-Fast http://vimeo.com/11197102 To me, these videos show Farley to be an outgoing, fun young man with personality.
For those interested in seeing his more athletic side, check out his Junior year highlight film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpY4KgtO_Ew&NR=1
I am looking forward to seeing his contributions and continued development.
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