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Football: Radley gives ‘soft verbal’ to North Carolina

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Taft linebacker-running back Lucky Radley has given what Toreadors Coach Matt Kerstetter termed a ‘soft verbal’ commitment to North Carolina after visiting Chapel Hill.

‘He’s leaning toward them,’ Kerstetter said of the Tar Heels.

Radley is also considering South Carolina, Colorado State and Boise State, Kerstetter said.

The senior who gained his eligibility midway through the season after transferring from Agoura has made a big impact in recent weeks, rushing for more than 100 yards in back-to-back games against Birmingham and Cleveland. He also had a 92-yard punt return against Cleveland.

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‘He really kind of rounded into form two weeks ago,’ Kerstetter said. ‘Now he’s doing pretty well.’

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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