Ben Bolch is a UCLA beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He covers a range of topics within the sports realm, including competitive sports, professional sports, and the dynamics of sports business and marketing, with a focus on higher education. Ben's work has been featured in numerous publications, including Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, and the Miami Herald.
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Ben Bolch’s coverage is centered on UCLA and USC football, with a strong mix of game analysis, coaching storylines, player performance, and the business side of college sports. He seems most responsive to pitches with timely angles tied to West Coast college football, especially developments involving the Bruins, Trojans, or the Rose Bowl.
He appears open to sources who can speak directly to on-field performance, coaching decisions, recruiting impact, and stadium or program investments. Pitches that connect current results to broader program direction or fan/venue strategy should fit well.
His focus is local to Los Angeles and California, so outreach should stay anchored to that market.
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By: Ben Bolch
San Diego State football coach Sean Lewis isn’t just bringing his team to the Rose Bowl to play a football game Saturday.
By: Ben Bolch
From a park to a horseshoe stadium to a bowl configuration to the “Granddaddy of Them All,” the Rose Bowl has evolved for more than a century.
By: Ben Bolch
Switch between CA and NY editions here. The preseason is almost over for USC. Wait, you mean these games count?
One laid out his outfit and posted a photo on X in response to some words that Sean Lewis might regret
By: Ben Bolch
As he manned a steaming grill topped with diced carne asada and chicken, Andre Hannie contemplated his return to some of the most hallowed ground in college football.
If you detected a slight bias in the television analyst for UCLA’s first home football game of the season, he could be forgiven. It was Brett Hundley, former Bruins star quarterback. Hundley’s firs…
Sticking with what works, UCLA coach Bob Chesney wore his usual all-black outfit Saturday.
Congratulations are in order after Chancellor Julio Frenk adopted some of my suggestions from late last year.
Sticking with what works, UCLA coach Bob Chesney wore his usual all-black outfit Saturday. San Diego State simply wore it.
By: Ben Bolch
Ben Bolch’s Big Ten Power Rankings Game of the week: Michigan State (2-0) at Notre Dame (2-0), 4:30 p.m. PDT Saturday on NBC. After notching two victories in his redemption tour following his firin…
