Arrington Farrar unintentionally foreshadowed his move to inside linebacker earlier this year.
During spring practice, the then-safety joined defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard and inside linebacker Chris Orr in watching film from last year’s loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game. Farrar said that after a linebacker made a mistake in coverage, he joked that he could be the Badgers’ best coverage linebacker if he played the position.
“(Leonhard said), ‘So, yeah, about that. What do you think about that?’” Farrar said. "He was real serious. … And then he’s like, ‘Yeah, go talk to Coach (Paul) Chryst about that.