It's a puff piece but even then you can't hide the dirty business that recruiting can become with poor inner city kids. Read the story and think if father figure "pops" would have filled that role if Bear was 5'8" 149 pounds and slow .sports.yahoo.com'I was just trying to escape.' Bear Alexander made it USC thanks to father figureBear Alexander overcame an unstable home with the help of mentor Tony Jones. After many stops, Alexander is expected to help improve the USC defense.
He's a nice guy but yeah I'm guessing he picks his troubled kids to save based on their 40 time or pass rushing skills