@calpostbbolch

California Post senior college sports reporter, starting QB and “The Great Ben Bolch” per ESPN | Email: [email protected] | Subscribe: 1-800-552-2535

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COLUMN: Keep your calendar clear, your stadium blanket handy and your mind prepared for an unprecedented sight: UCLA will make the College Football Playoff in its first season under coach Bob Chesney. nypost.com/2026/10/20/sports…

Book it: UCLA will make the College Football Playoff under Bob Chesney

Start an eight-clap. Sing the “Sons of Westwood.” Put on your Wayne Knight jersey. UCLA is going to the College Football Playoff. It’s a heady notion, this program moored in mediocrity...

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RIP to a LAT giant who also made a huge impact with his graciousness and willingness to encourage young writers finding their footing in a sport that could be rough on them. Ross was the best in every way.
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If there was a Mount Rushmore of ball writers, Ross Newhan would be on it. He was a giant in the biz, a Hall-of-Famer who spent much of his 43-year career covering @MLB for the LA Times. He was a mentor to myself and so many others, a friend to all. Ross died today at 89. RIP💔
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There's parity - and parody - in latest Big Ten football power rankings trib.al/TnrFx7B
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There's parity - and parody - in latest Big Ten football power rankings trib.al/9A8bZVJ
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There's L.A. stories of rags-to-riches and down-and-out brewing in our latest Big Ten football power rankings: nypost.com/2026/10/25/sports…

There's parity – and parody – in latest Big Ten football power rankings

There was a big shakeup in the Big Ten football power rankings.

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.@BCrawford247’s latest CFP projection after Week 8 👀 Thoughts?
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USC coach Lincoln Riley's excuses are more tiresome than his losses trib.al/gwmoAjJ
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USC coach Lincoln Riley's excuses are more tiresome than his losses trib.al/WuRrpKO
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"The warning signs were there, the evidence was impossible to ignore and now all the B.S. has caught up with USC coach Lincoln Riley." From @calpostbbolch: nypost.com/2026/10/25/sports…

USC coach Lincoln Riley's excuses are more tiresome than his losses

It’s always something with this guy. A sloppy showing against winless Rutgers was dismised as the perils of playing on the road. A loss to Oregon and its backup quarterback was shrugged off as...

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That's the song I want to hear least off that album. So many others are great.
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Name a popular song that gets on your nerves. I’ll start:
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I love this lede by @calpostbbolch. "It’s always something with this guy." Lol So true.
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USC coach Lincoln Riley's excuses are more tiresome than his losses trib.al/BffDx7I
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COLUMN: Enough with the excuses and rationalizations — Lincoln Riley needs to admit he’s not getting it done at USC. nypost.com/2026/10/25/sports…

USC coach Lincoln Riley's excuses are more tiresome than his losses

It’s always something with this guy. A sloppy showing against winless Rutgers was dismised as the perils of playing on the road. A loss to Oregon and its backup quarterback was shrugged off as...

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Derrick Barksdale told me how meaningful it was for his son to change his name from DJ Barksdale to Derrick to honor him so that he could hear his name heard over stadium loudspeakers.
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UCLA is also No. 7 in the AP poll, the Bruins' highest ranking since Week 5 of the 2015 season.
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UCLA football rises to No. 7, with one first-place vote, in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll. USC falls to No. 25.
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UCLA QB Ty Dieffenbach shows off his many talents - including defense trib.al/iUIqX4Z
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UCLA coach Bob Chesney and quarterback Ty Dieffenbach react to the Bruins’ 28-10 victory over Michigan State, discussing their second-half turnaround and the team's resilience. trib.al/NhWK18W
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UCLA football rises to No. 7, with one first-place vote, in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll. USC falls to No. 25.
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UCLA QB Ty Dieffenbach shows off his many talents - including defense trib.al/KNFnWv4
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UCLA football shakes off horrid start to blow out Michigan State, remain unbeaten trib.al/uDf9mep
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Forget that beautiful touchdown pass that Ty Dieffenbach delivered. The play of the day might have come when the UCLA QB made sure he kept a Michigan State defender from turning a fumble recovery into a TD, showing he’d do anything for his team. nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports…

UCLA QB Ty Dieffenbach shows off his many talents – including defense

There was nothing but open field in front of the Michigan State defender after he picked up the fumble and raced past midfield with the score tied in the second quarter. Chasing from the far side...

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After a horrid start, No. 9 UCLA resembled its previously dominant form in dispensing with Michigan State during a 28-10 victory that kept the Bruins unbeaten. nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports…

UCLA football shakes off horrid start to blow out Michigan State, remain unbeaten

UCLA showed up late to its own homecoming. But oh, what an entrance. After looking incredibly flat during the first quarter Saturday afternoon, the ninth-ranked Bruins did exactly what they were...

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