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Bill Plaschke: Dorian Thompson-Robinson once again proves he’s the best college QB in L.A.

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson throws downfield against Utah in the third quarter at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Pasadena, California.

PASADENA, Calif. — The best college quarterback in Los Angeles threw the ball against a harrowing blitz, threw it while furiously backpedaling, threw it perfectly and poetically.

In a warm Saturday afternoon glow at the Rose Bowl, Dorian Thompson-Robinson dumped the ball to Logan Loya and into UCLA history.

Loya sprinted 70 yards around frozen Utah defenders for the clinching touchdown in the Bruins’ stunning 42-32 victory, at which point the best college quarterback in Los Angeles wonderfully lost his mind.

Thompson-Robinson wildly skipped and jumped and danced to the end zone. He tore off his helmet and screamed to the sky. He stalked the

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