CALEB FARLEY

Officials say a natural gas explosion destroyed the North Carolina home of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley.

Watch the press conference during which authorities are set to share more information about the apparent explosion at a North Carolina home that they said killed NFL cornerback Caleb Farley's father.

The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley has died in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player’s home and left another person injured.

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Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected who are not slated to play this fall. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall. Tackles x-Penei Sewell, junior, Oregon; Alex Leatherwood, senior, Alabama. Linebackers y-Micah Parsons, junior, Penn State; x-Hamilcar Rashed Jr., senior, Oregon State; Dylan Moses, senior, Alabama. Safeties x-Jevon Holland, junior, Oregon; Trevon Moehrig, junior, TCU.

Blacksburg, Va. The Hokies checked in 24th in the preseason edition of the college football coaches poll. Virginia Tech is one of four ACC schools to break into the top 25. Clemson leads the way at Number 1, followed by Notre Dame at 10, North Carolina at 19 and the Virginia Tech at 24. North Carolina 41520. Virginia Tech 14325.

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My concern grew more and more.Thats what former Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley wrote in Peter Kings Football Morning in America column, published Sunday. Last week, Farley opted-out of the upcoming football season, becoming the first high-profile college football player to do so. This year at Virginia Tech, at our workouts, I started having deep concerns about staying healthy. On Monday, the Virginia Tech athletic department released a statement. The statement came from Dr. Mark Rogers, the chief medical officer for the athletic department

ROANOKE, Va. Caleb Farley was one of the best cornerbacks in the nation returning this season to Virginia Tech, and his courageous decision to opt out of the year was not taken lightly. It was just something I couldnt keep putting off and putting off and ignoring and ignoring. Its a dream come true. That is a dream come true. Its been a dream come true since I was a little boy, you know, five, six years old, kindergarten.

Caleb Farley sent a video to ESPN, announcing his decision to not play college football this upcoming season. I am opting out due to uncertain health conditions and regulations and all the other opt-outs going on in football right now. So thank you Virginia Tech, my coaches, teammates and anyone else who has supported me in the past. Schefter said that Farley is a projected first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Farley, who was a redshirt junior, was named First Team All-ACC last season and was tied for second in the league with four interceptions.

RALEIGH, NC – Third-ranked Clemson once again dominated the Associated Press All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams and individual awards released Tuesday. Led by unanimous selections Travis Etienne at running back and Isaiah Simmons at linebacker, eight Tigers made the first team. Clemson earned its fifth straight berth in the College Football Playoff a day after routing Virginia in the league title game. Etienne repeated as the offensive player of the year while Simmons was chosen as the defensive player of the year. Louisville coach Scott Satterfield is the coach of the year while North Carolina freshman quarterback Sam Howell is the newcomer of the year.

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Fans can only assume that Caleb Farley will be the Hokies' starting cornerback. He's got the strength, skill, and experience, but an injury-riddled 2017 set him back a little bit. Despite his starts last year, cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell made it clear that the starting spot is far from locked up. "I know Farley has a great skill set that some of the guys don't have. He's doing a great job.