User talk:Egfarmer

Ethan Farmer was born July 3, 1991. He grew up by playing backyard football instead of little league football. When Farmer was a kid he always grew up as a big time North Carolina fan. Farmer played football in 7th and 8th grade at Williams Township where then the school ended up winning their first ever conference championship his 8th grade year in 2005. Farmer won the Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. Farmer also was very good at basketball where as a kid he always wanted to play basketball for the Tar Heels. Farmer played basketball at Williams Township Middle School also where he set some school records for basketball. He scored 36 points and had 20 rebounds in one game. Farmer started every game he played in for football and basketball. In 2004-2005 Farmer was all-conference in football and basketball, also won MVP two straight years for the basketball team in middle school.

Farmer attended South Columbus High School from 2006-2010. Farmer was on the junior varsity football and basketball teams for his first year at South Columbus High School. Farmer saw a lot of action on the football field and on the basketball court as he began his journey to succeed in life. Farmer began playing varsity football and basketball his sophomore season in 2007. As a sophomore he caught 13 passes for 181 yards with 2 touchdowns. He caught 15 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns as a junior. Farmer also had 55 tackles at defensive end as a Junior. Farmer was a Super-Prep All-America and considered the No. 5 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep. As a senior, Farmer made 85 tackles, including 27 tackles for losses and five sacks. He also had six receptions for 120 yards as a senior. Farmer made the all-conference teams for three straight years and many other newspapers sports sections named him to the best athlete around his county. Farmer also was the Athlete of the Year at South Columbus High School in 2010. He was a member of the North Carolina’s Shrine Bowl Team. He was ranked the No. 6 prospect in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer. Farmer was also considered the No. 12 tight end in the country by Rivals.com. Farmer was getting recruited by numerous Division 1 schools to play college football. He was considering Clemson, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee and more major colleges. Farmer had to make a decision and it was to come to UNC. In 2010, as a freshman he redshirted. Farmer received an award for Scout Team Player of the Year his freshman year. 2011 – Redshirt Freshman Season. Farmer played in five games as a reserve defensive lineman and on special teams. Farmer saw action against James Madison, Clemson, Wake Forest, Duke and Missouri in the Independence Bowl. Farmer played a season-high 17 snaps against Missouri. Farmer enters the 2012 season competing for a starting position at defensive tackle. Although the season has already started Farmer has played in every game so far and has come up with some key tackles and plays in the game for the Heels. When Farmer graduates from the University of North Carolina, he would like to play in the NFL and to be an athletic director or coach that’s setting with kids and sports. The most important things that Farmer will miss about UNC is sit on the sidewalk chilling in the pit, running out of the tunnel and singing the Carolina fight song.