Mark Farley
Mark Farley
Mark Farleyis an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he has held since 2001. Farley played inside linebacker at Northern Iowa from 1983 to 1985. He led the team in tackles in 1984 and 1985 and was named Gateway Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 1985. He then became an assistant at Northern Iowa. In 1989 he was named linebackers coach by new head coach Terry Allen...
best calls evolved football
I think that has been the best thing that's evolved from these two football games. It also allows us, as coaches, to go back and find the calls that best use their talents.
clear head needs
He needs to just go out and play like he's been playing. He needs to play with a clear head and just go play the game.
became develop high hoping impact player school special starter teams three took within year
We took him out of high school hoping he'd develop into a player in two or three years. But within the first year he started to make an impact and, in 2003, he became a starter on special teams and made some big plays.
efforts few job kids nice past wished
He's done a nice job with our kids here. I thanked him for his efforts and everything he has done here the past few years, and wished him well.
eric second spend time
We may spend a lot of time working the second quarterback with the first group. I think we know what Eric is.
great score
We're going to have to play great defense. They could score anytime.
enthusiasm great guys looking needed passion teachers three
We were looking for great teachers - teachers with great enthusiasm who have a passion to coach. Then, we needed some wisdom, as well. I think we got all of those things with the combination of the three guys we hired.
catching confident
We're catching them as a very confident team.
people
You always think you're going to have a chance. That's the way competitive people are. You get up for a challenge.
definitely
Overall, our offense, I thought there was definitely something there that we could make special.
coming guys numbers receiver summer
We're down in numbers at receiver and we have so many new guys coming in, that's where we'll have to find out a lot more during the summer and two-a-day camp.
attitude outside playing veterans youthful
He's what we need for those outside linebackers. He's got a youthful group. Sometimes, if you don't have veterans you can make up for it by playing with a little more attitude and enthusiasm.
bunch true
He's the one that has really lacked the reps where I can get a true evaluation. This was going to be a big day for him to get a bunch of reps, but unfortunately he couldn't go.
huge success
That's a huge part of having success over time,