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Top Transfer DT Bear Alexander Commits to USC Trojans Over Longhorns

Top Transfer defensive tackle Bear Alexander is heading to the West Coast, where he will join the USC Trojans

Matt Galatzan

Top Transfer DT Bear Alexander Commits to USC Trojans Over Longhorns
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The Texas Longhorns were one of many programs interested in the services of recent Georgia Bulldogs transfer defensive tackle Bear Alexander, who entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, and immediately became a hot commodity.

And on Sunday, Alexander made his final decision, committing to the USC Trojans over Texas, Miami, Colorado, Oregon and Penn State.

Alexander, who played for four different high schools in as many seasons as a recruit, has now moved to his second college program in two years - making it six different programs in the last six years for the 6-foot-3, 325-pound run-stopper.

Despite the constant moving around, Alexander was one of the top prospects in the country out of high school, finishing his senior campaign as the no. 7 defensive linemen in the country and a four-star recruit.

Unfortunately for the Longhorns Alexander's former teammates from Denton Ryan, who were are already on the roster, including star tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders and defense back Austin Jordan, were not enough, as the Trojans were able to fend off the other candidates for his commitment. 

In his lone season with Georgia, Alexander had nine tackles, and two sacks, with two pass deflections, with one of those sacks coming in the Bulldogs' 65-7 national title win over TCU. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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