Hokie Club
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Following Virginia Tech's 24-3 victory over No. 19 Florida State on Monday night, Rayshard Ashby and Caleb Farley were named ACC Players of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. Ashby collected Linebacker of the Week honors and Farley earned Defensive Back of the Week accolodes as the Hokies turned in a dominant defensive performance to register Tech's first victory in Tallahassee since 1974.
Ashby (5-10, 230) made his first career start and looked like a season performer, talliying seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against the Seminoles. The Chesterfield, Virginia native made the second-most tackles by a Hokie in Tallahassee. The sophomore's forced fumble in the first quarter to set up a Brian Johnson field goal to give Tech a 10-0 advantage that it never relinquished.
Farley (6-2, 202) played in his first collegiate after sitting out the 2017 campaign with a knee injury. His debut contest featured a pair of interceptions, a sack, two tackles and a postgame interview with ESPN's Maria Taylor. After Tech went up 17-3 midway through the second quarter, Florida State's first play on its possession saw quarterback Deondre Francois throw a skinny post and Farley undercutting it to collect his first collegiate interception. The Hickory, North Carolina native hauled in another interception in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Caleb Farley missed his true FR season with an ACL tear & lost his mother to cancer in January. In his 1st collegiate game he had 2 interceptions & dedicated them to his mom. I'll be cheering for @IamCalebFarley all season. pic.twitter.com/brnEnYp0HM
— Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor7) September 6, 2018
Ashby, Farley and the rest of the Hokies return to Lane Stadium this Saturday for a 2 p.m. ET kickoff against William & Mary. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the link at the top right of the story.