UCLA Bruins are not looking back

EXTRA POINTS: UCLA reached the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game last year as the South representative because first-place USC was ineligible to participate. The Bruins dropped a 49-31 decision at Oregon. ... Former head coach Rick Neuheisel's son Jerry is a freshman quarterback for the Bruins. ... The fathers of McDonald and junior receiver Jerry Rice, Jr., played for the San Francisco 49ers during Mora's stint as an assistant coach with the NFL team.

UCLA Bruins

2012 media poll: 3rd, South

2011 record: 6-8, 5-4

Head coach: Jim Mora (1st season)

2012 schedule

Aug. 30 — at Rice

Sept. 8 — NEBRASKA

Sept. 15 — HOUSTON

Sept. 22 — OREGON STATE

Sept. 29 — at Colorado

Oct. 6 — at California

Oct. 13 — UTAH

Oct. 27 — at Arizona State

Nov. 3 — ARIZONA

Nov. 10 — at Washington State

Nov. 17 — USC

Nov. 24 — STANFORD

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