Adam Archuleta in the Afternoon

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Adam Archuleta is a two-time Pac-12 first team Defensive Back, a one-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and he was a member of the 2002 NFC Champion St. Louis Rams. Since leaving the NFL in 2008, Archuleta has spent time as an analyst for ESPN, Fox, and he currently breaks down the games for the Pac-12 Conference. He joined Chad in the afternoon Friday to talk about his life as a player and his opinions of the Pac-12 Conference.

Archuleta begins by talking about his days as a Defensive Back for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He insists that the reason he chose to go to ASU was because of Pat Tillman. When he was deciding which school to attend, the Linebacker coach at ASU convinced him that walking on at ASU and playing linebacker was the way to go. When he met with the coach he put on a tape of Pat Tillman making play after play versus the Washington Huskies and he asked him if he thought it was something he could do. Adam said yes and he spent the next few years proving the coach right.

Archuleta also talked about the struggles of the USC offense and he said the main issue is the offensive line play.

“The offensive line is having a hard time protecting Matt Barkley…Last year he only had about seven or eight sacks the entire season. So he had time and he had a lot of confidence that he was going to be able to find those two studs that he has on the outside and it’s just not the same right now.”

Archuleta also spoke about the resurgence of the Beavers program this season.

“I’m a believer in Mike Riley. So there’s no shock to me that he has this team ready to play…The fact that they have won the games that they have won with the schedule that they’ve had is a little bit surprising. And you have to really tip your hat.”

Take a listen as Archuleta breaks down the rest of the Pac-12 and look for him calling the Beavers-Cougars game Saturday at Reser Stadium for the Pac-12 Networks.

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