{"id":641048,"date":"2023-04-24T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T17:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/uscs-defensive-transformation-complete-with-bear-alexander-commitment\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T12:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T17:05:36","slug":"uscs-defensive-transformation-complete-with-bear-alexander-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/uscs-defensive-transformation-complete-with-bear-alexander-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"USC\u2019s defensive transformation complete with Bear Alexander commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Georgia defensive lineman Bear Alexander announced his commitment to USC football, giving Lincoln Riley his biggest boost yet on defense.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

USC football had an unstoppable offense in Lincoln Riley\u2019s first season. Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy as the Trojans averaged 41 points per game. That was good enough to flip a 4-8 record into 11-3.<\/p>\n

However, the Trojan defense left plenty to be desired. Giving up 29.2 points per game simply isn\u2019t acceptable for a team with College Football Playoff aspirations.<\/p>\n

So the offseason focus in the transfer portal for USC has been on defense. And the Trojans just picked up their biggest one yet.<\/p>\n

Georgia defensive lineman Bear Alexander committed to join the Trojans on Sunday, a week after announcing his entrance into the transfer portal before the Bulldogs Spring Game.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Footballville\/status\/1650279332089065472?s=20<\/p>\n

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East to the West they ain\u2019t seen nothing like it yet ???????????? Let\u2019s work #FightOn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bear Alexander (@BearAlexander_) April 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Football Lincoln Riley\u2019s USC defense gets massive boost from Georgia transfer Bear Alexander<\/h2>\n

Georgia had tapped Alexander as a potential replacement for Jalen Carter, the All-American defensive tackle who could hear his name called early in the coming NFL Draft. However, he decided his future wasn\u2019t anchoring the Bulldogs line, apparently frustrated with the rotation in Athens during spring camp.<\/p>\n

There won\u2019t be any question of Alexander\u2019s place on the USC defensive front. He will walk into a starring role in Los Angeles. At 6-foot-3, 315 pounds, he will add a physical presence the Trojans have been lacking up front.<\/p>\n

USC has transformed their front seven via the transfer portal. Defensive end Anthony Lucas from Texas A&M, nose tackle Kyon Barrs from Arizona, defensive tackle Jack Sullivan from Purdue, edge rusher Jamil Muhammad from Georgia State and linebacker Mason Cobb from Oklahoma State have all entered the picture.<\/p>\n

When you factor in 2022 linebacker transfers Shane Lee from Alabama, Eric Gentry from Arizona State and Romello Height from Auburn, the Trojans could field an all-transfer lineup in 2023.<\/p>\n

For more College Football<\/a> news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy<\/a> and College Football Playoff<\/a> rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Read More<\/a> Alicia de Artola<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Georgia defensive lineman Bear Alexander announced his commitment to USC football, giving Lincoln Riley his biggest boost yet on defense.USC football had an unstoppable offense in Lincoln Riley\u2019s first season. Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy as the Trojans averaged 41 points per game. That was good enough to flip a 4-8 record into 11-3.However<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":641049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23433,3790,104921],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-641048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-defensive","8":"category-football","9":"category-uscs"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}