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Alden Darby named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week

Sep 30, 2013, 11:48 PM | Updated: 11:48 pm

Arizona State senior safety Alden Darby was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against USC on Saturday.

In the Sun Devils’ 62-41 win, Darby forced and recovered a fumble to go along with two interceptions. He returned one of the interceptions 46 yards for a touchdown, which put ASU up two possessions in the third quarter. After the game, head coach Todd Graham called the pick-six the play of the game. Darby also totaled seven tackles, third most amongst all players.

This is Arizona State’s first player of the week honor this season. Also honored on Monday were Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion and Oregon punt returner Bralon Addison.

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