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Ben Bolch

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UCLA Beat Writer at Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times UCLA beat writer, starting quarterback and “The Great Ben Bolch” per ESPN | Absurdist who tweets to entertain me, not you.

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  • 3 days ago | gazettextra.com | Ben Bolch

    By Ben Bolch - Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES - College football's highest-profile transfer is coming home. After a falling out with Tennessee, Nico Iamaleava has agreed to play for UCLA next season in a move that will generate significant buzz for the Bruins after they added a quarterback who took his previous team to the College Football Playoff. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 3 days ago | theeagle.com | Ben Bolch

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  • 3 days ago | tucson.com | Ben Bolch

    LOS ANGELES — College football's highest-profile transfer is coming home. After a falling out with Tennessee, Nico Iamaleava has agreed to play for UCLA next season in a move that will generate significant buzz for the Bruins after they added a quarterback who took his previous team to the College Football Playoff.

  • 3 days ago | nwitimes.com | Ben Bolch

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  • 4 days ago | latimes.com | Ben Bolch

    Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the season’s final months, a murmur of anticipation filled Pauley Pavilion. Would the 7-foot-3 center show off his extraordinary passing skills, flinging the ball to a teammate for a backdoor layup? Would he pivot around his defender for a dunk? Would he use his mythical size to get off an unblockable sky hook?

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Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch @latbbolch
11 Apr 25

Aday Mara apparently on the way to Ann Arbor, as expected.

Joe Tipton
Joe Tipton @TiptonEdits

NEWS: UCLA transfer Aday Mara, a 7-foot-3 center, has committed to Michigan, source told @On3sports. Originally from Spain, the sophomore big man averaged 6.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in only 13 minutes per game this season. https://t.co/lDw2y1mGh3 https://t.co/N7MfqcblNK

Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch @latbbolch
11 Apr 25

Have been told it’s 93 players, not 93 scholarship players.

Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch @latbbolch

DeShaun Foster said UCLA football is at 93 scholarship players and he'd like to get up to the full 105 for next season.

Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch @latbbolch
11 Apr 25

UCLA announced it has received signed grant-in-aid agreements from transfers Xavier Booker, Steven Jamerson II and Jamar Brown.