University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Farley Named To CFPA Linebacker Award Watch List
6/9/2013 1:00:00 AM | Football
CHAROLETTE, N.C. – Jake Farley has been named to the 2013 CFPA FCS Linebacker Award Watch List, it was announced today by the College Football Performance Awards committee. The list highlights 35 returning linebackers, vying for the top individual linebacker award.
Three UNI players have earned CFPA honors: Ben Boothby (CFPA Defensive Tackle Award), L.J. Fort (CFPA Linebacker Award), and Sawyer Kollmorgen (CFPA National Freshman of the Year).
All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.
Farley finished the 2012 season tied for first on the team in tackles with 85. He notched 46 solo tackles and 39 assisted while starting for the Panthers in five games after transferring from the University of Kansas.
Farley and the Panthers open the 2013 season against Iowa State on August 31. The game is set to kick-off at 7:00 p.m.
