Tulane TE transfer Alex Bauman was recently cleared to practice in full, and he quickly made his presence known. He met with reporters to discuss his move to Miami:
On his decision to transfer to Miami:
“I had a great time at Tulane, three years there. Just looking for a new opportunity in the [transfer] portal. Miami reached out and I had a great opportunity here with Coach Woodiel and the team. I’m just excited to get to practice, going through spring ball, getting to know everybody, going through workouts, all that stuff. I’m really excited.”
On how he sees himself fitting into the tight ends room:
“Just helping the tight end room. We have some elite players in the tight end room and a lot is asked of the tight end room. Coming from last year, Elijah [Arroyo], Riley [Williams] and Cam [McCormick], they played a great, great deal of reps and they really helped the team out and that’s what we’re looking forward to, keeping that tight end tradition going here.”
On adjusting to Power Four football after playing at a Group of Five program:
“I’d say really just putting in the work. That’s what it comes down to. Football is football at the end of the day, right? So, when you’re trying to make this jump, there’s competition … but really at the end of the day, it’s football. I’ve got to improve on myself, do what I do well and help the team out the best I can.”
On competing against the defense:
“They all get after it and that’s the great thing about practice. Competition’s at an all-time high. Whenever you’re going against safeties, cornerbacks, linebackers, d-linemen, you’re trying to win your rep and they’re at the top of their game. That’s why we’re all at Miami, right? Every rep is a grind. Every rep is a chance to get better and play against the best players in the nation.”
On his decision to transfer to Miami:
“I had a great time at Tulane, three years there. Just looking for a new opportunity in the [transfer] portal. Miami reached out and I had a great opportunity here with Coach Woodiel and the team. I’m just excited to get to practice, going through spring ball, getting to know everybody, going through workouts, all that stuff. I’m really excited.”
On how he sees himself fitting into the tight ends room:
“Just helping the tight end room. We have some elite players in the tight end room and a lot is asked of the tight end room. Coming from last year, Elijah [Arroyo], Riley [Williams] and Cam [McCormick], they played a great, great deal of reps and they really helped the team out and that’s what we’re looking forward to, keeping that tight end tradition going here.”
On adjusting to Power Four football after playing at a Group of Five program:
“I’d say really just putting in the work. That’s what it comes down to. Football is football at the end of the day, right? So, when you’re trying to make this jump, there’s competition … but really at the end of the day, it’s football. I’ve got to improve on myself, do what I do well and help the team out the best I can.”
On competing against the defense:
“They all get after it and that’s the great thing about practice. Competition’s at an all-time high. Whenever you’re going against safeties, cornerbacks, linebackers, d-linemen, you’re trying to win your rep and they’re at the top of their game. That’s why we’re all at Miami, right? Every rep is a grind. Every rep is a chance to get better and play against the best players in the nation.”
