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Oregon DL Bear Alexander: "Just get better day in and day out."

On3 imageby:Justin Hopkins•04/15/25
Bear Alexander

Oregon made some headlines this offseason with one transfer portal addition in particular. The Ducks lured USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander to Eugene once he entered the transfer portal. The Trojans watched Alexander leave L.A. faster than he showed up to it.

Now in Eugene, Alexander talks about blocking out the noise and getting comfortable in this Oregon defense. A defense he claims to know fairly well from his time at Georgia where his college journey began.

He spoke with media Tuesday about his journey and settling in.

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On Blocking out the Noise from Transferring:

“It’s fun to block out the noise. Just get better day and day out. Get coached for real, block out that noise.”

On Fitting in at Oregon:

“It’s been a fun ride. It’s a similar defense, just pick it up and go over it.

On Improving at Oregon:

“Just becoming a better run defender for sure. My pass rush, just being able to rush the passer better. Just having multiple moves.”

On Playing with Emmanuel Pregnon:

“Irons gonna sharpen iron. I’m sure coach (A’lique) Terry is gonna get him right.

On Moving Around on the Defense:

“Coach Tosh moves us around a lot. We can play from a zero to a wide 9.”

On Advice from Derrick Harmon and Jamaree Caldwell:

“So JC and D Harm hosted me through the process. They told me it was tough. They gave me a view of what it’s going to be like.”

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