ESPN anchor Barrie tells ASU graduating athletes how he learned Sun Devil way

ESPN anchor Matt Barrie tells ASU graduating athletes how he learned Sun Devil way growing up in Scottsdale Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral sports

(Photo: Daniel Kwon/ASU media relations)Matt Barrie grew up in Scottsdale, first idolizing Nathan LaDuke and later Jake Plummer for their Arizona State football achievements.

It was from them and Plummer's teammate Pat Tillman that he came to understand the Sun Devil way, the now ESPN SportsCenter anchor told ASU athletic spring graduates during a ceremony Monday.

"It's a responsibility and privilege to maintain the highest level of character and loyalty," Barrie said during his keynote speech. Tillman, in giving up life as a pro athlete to ultimately lose…