He attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California before transferring and graduating from Palo Alto High School in 2000, where he excelled in football, wrestling and track and field.
With the Sun Devils, he played in 45 career games with 34 starts at both center and guard.
[1] He saw action in four games during his rookie season, starting three, before being placed on the injured reserve list.
He increased his playing time in his second season, when he saw action in eight games and started in five.
He was a guest on a Houston radio station in November 2013, where he talked about football and cycling.