Bear Alexander Announces Transfer Destination
The NCAA transfer portal opened back up on April 15, and with Georgia's spring scrimmage behind them, players are starting to hit the portal and look for a new home. The Bulldogs saw a multitude of players hit the portal following the 2022 season, and now the roster movement is back in action again. Bear Alexander has announced that he will be transferring to Southern Cal to play for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans.
Alexander was the first Bulldog to take advantage of the spring transfer portal opening up. He announced that he would be entering his name into the portal right before Georgia's spring game. He then announced earlier this weekend that he would decide between USC, Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Miami, and Penn State.
Former Georgia defensive lineman Bear Alexander (Photo by UGAA).
Reports would later surface that Alexander's departure from Athens was a mutual agreement between him and the program. As a true freshman, Alexander tallied five solo tackles and two sacks as a reserve player in 2022. One of his sacks came against TCU in the national championship game.
Alexander also provided ESPN with some eye-opening comments in an article that was released after his commitment to USC. "Not to brag on myself, but everyone wants the Big Bear," Alexander told ESPN. "Everyone needs a big 300-pounder that can move with the twitch, the burst, the explosion that I bring to the game. Everyone needed that as a part of their defense."
The former Bulldog also provided a statement on why he felt like he was no longer a fit at Georgia and why he ultimately entered his name into the portal. "I feel as if there wasn't a significant amount of snaps [at Georgia]," Alexander said. "I was more of a pass-rush specialist in year one, so coming into the spring, I wanted to be in a position where I could show my versatility as a player. I felt like I wasn't able to do that at Georgia. I was a third-down specialist, and I'm more of a first-, second-down player. I can play every down."
Georgia's roster will likely remain influx until the second portal window closes at the end of May.
Georgia Transfer List
Spring
- Bear Alexander, DT (Portal)
- Griffin Scroggs, OL (Portal)
- Rian Davis, LB (Portal)
- Weston Wallace, OL (Portal)
- Marcus Washington Jr, DB (Portal)
- Sevaughn Clark (Portal)
Winter
- Jaheim Singletary, DB
- Ryland Goede, TE
- Jacob Hood, OL
- AD Mitchell, WR
- Trezmen Marshall, LB
- Arik Gilbert, TE
- MJ Sherman, EDGE
- Brett Seither, TE
- Bill Norton, DT
- Dominick Blaylock, WR
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- Amarius Mims' "Time Has Come", Talks Through Growth at UGA
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