Being the first true road game of the
year, do you think the young Notre
Dame defense will need to adjust to
playing in front of opposing fans?
"It's fun being in a hostile environ-
ment," he said.
With fifth-year senior safety Aus-
tin Collinsworth (labrum tear) out for
four to six weeks, have you had to
slide back to safety this week?
"I have," he said.
Farley is very clearly an intellectual
individual, but if a question's premise
is not well founded, he will not grant
it. The short, even terse, answers are
not intended as insult. If anything, they
challenge the local television report-
ers to find new angles for their quick-
hitting interviews.
Ask the one-time wide receiver —
who turned into a safety and then
moved to cornerback only to slide
to nickel back complete with cameos
back at safety — if he heard the public
criticism of his play last season. He fin-
ished 2013 with the exact same tackle
total (49) he had in 2012, but fans fo-
cused on his missed tackles and blown
Far From
FORGOTTEN
Senior defensive back
Matthias Farley sets
an example both
on and off the field
BY DOUGLAS FARMER
N
ot much fazes Matthias Farley. Does the prospect
of facing the defending national champions make
the game more exciting?
"Every game is exciting," the senior defensive back
replied.
