• 2013 SEASON OUTLOOK • The Bruins begin their second season of work under head coach Jim Mora the fi rst Torian White (14/14), Simon Goines (13/13), Jake Brendel (14/14); fi ve receivers, week of August, as UCLA points towards the August 31 season-opener, under the Shaq Evans (20/14), Jordan Payton (4/4), Devin Fuller (2/2), Kenneth Walker (1/1), lights, in the Rose Bowl against Nevada. Darius Bell (1/1); three running backs, Jordon James (3/3), Damien Thigpen (3/3), One of the nation's top linebacker trios-- Anthony Barr, Eric Kendricks, Jordan Steven Manfro (5/5); one quarterback, Brett Hundley (14/14). Zumwalt -- join quarterback Brett Hundley, offensive lineman Xavier Su'a-Filo and On special teams, sophomore placekicker Ka'imi Fairbairn enjoyed a productive fi rst receiver Shaq Evans to headline the group of letterwinners returning to action. A season in 2012. He ranked 11th on the all-time school lists for fi eld goals in a sea- total of twenty-four returners have starting experience under their belts and 13 had son (16/22) and points scored (104). starting assignments in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl. A couple of members of the highly-regarded 2013 recruiting class -- defensive SUPERLATIVES lineman Kylie Fitts and wide receiver Eldridge Massington --- were on hand for Senior linebacker Anthony Barr fi nished the 2012 season ranked second in the na- spring ball. In addition, freshman linebacker Jeremy Castro enrolled in January and tion with his 13.5 sacks (second on the school's all-time single-season list) and tied is ready for action. Senior running back Malcolm Jones rejoined the team for spring for fi fth in the country with his 21.5 tackles for loss (fourth on the all-time school practice as a walk-on. single-season list). Coach Mora has kept his coaching staff virtually intact for year two. Veteran of- Redshirt senior receiver Shaq Evans's 60 catches in 2012 rated as the eighth-best fensive coordinator Noel Mazzone will once again run the offense and long-time NFL total in school single-season history. coach Lou Spanos guides the defense. Former NFL players make up the majority of Redshirt junior linebacker Eric Kendricks' 150 tackles were the most by a Bruin the balance of the coaching staff with Jeff Ulbrich serving as assistant head coach, since single-season leader Jerry Robinson recorded 161 in 1978. His 10.6 tackles special teams coordinator and linebackers coach; Eric Yarber mentoring the wide re- per game average ranked fi rst in the Pac-12 in 2012. ceivers; Adrian Klemm working as offensive line coach and running game coordina- Coach Mora's nine wins in his fi rst season as Bruin head coach matched the school tor; Steve Broussard as running backs coach. Passing game coordinator Demetrice record for victories by a fi rst-year UCLA head man. Terry Donahue totaled nine wins Martin heads up the Bruin secondary and Angus McClure, in his seventh season at in the 1976 campaign. Only seven teams in school history have won more than nine UCLA, directs the defensive line. The lone newcomer is Taylor Mazzone, a graduate games in a season. assistant on last season's staff, who will be in charge of the quarterback position. Thirty-eight UCLA football players achieved at least a 3.0 gpa in 12 units during the 2012 fall quarter and were named to the Director's Academic Honor Roll. WHO'S BACK The Bruins welcome back fi ve players who started the bulk of the games at their SCHEDULE defensive positions in 2012: DL Cassius Marsh, DL Seali'i Epenesa, LB Anthony Barr, The 2013 schedule starts with the Aug. 31 home date against Nevada. A return trip LB Eric Kendricks and LB Jordan Zumwalt. to play at Big 10 opponent Nebraska follows on Sept. 14. New Mexico State comes Three of the top four tacklers on the 2012 defense return, as do fi ve of the top seven to Pasadena for game three of the season on Sept. 21. tackles for loss leaders and four of the top fi ve-ranking players with sacks. In terms Four of the nine conference games will be contested in the Rose Bowl. The Pac-12 of overall starting experience, the UCLA defense returns four linemen who have slate opens with a Thursday night contest at Utah. The Bay Area schools are up next, made starts in Cassius Marsh 26/14 (career/2012 starts), Seali'i Epenesa (10/10), with Cal coming fi rst to the Rose Bowl, before the Bruins head north to Stanford. A Owamagbe Odighizuwa (8/1), Keenan Graham (8/1); fi ve linebackers, Anthony Barr trip to Oregon precedes a homecoming date with Colorado on Nov. 2. UCLA then (25/14 at lb), Jordan Zumwalt (17/9), Eric Kendricks (17/14), Stan McKay (3/1), travels to Arizona before hosting Washington on a Friday night in the Rose Bowl. The Ryan Hofmeister (2/2); and two defensive backs in Dietrich Riley (5/0) and Randall regular season home fi nale comes versus Arizona State. The UCLA-USC game will Goforth (5/5). be played in the Coliseum on Nov. 30. The offense returns six players who started the majority of games at their positions Three opponents (Nebraska, Stanford, Oregon) on the schedule won double-digit in 2012: OG Xavier Su'a-Filo, C Jake Brendel, OT Simon Goines, OT Torian White, games last season and seven (Nevada, Nebraska, Stanford, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona QB Brett Hundley, WR Shaq Evans. Overall, UCLA returns its top passer, three of State, USC) went on to play in bowl games. its top four total offense leaders, its leading receiver, fi ve of its top six rushers. The unit welcomes back four linemen with starting experience, Xavier Su'a-Filo (27/14), 2013 UCLA FOOTBALL5 MEDIA GUIDE • 2013 SEASON OUTLOOK • OFFENSE FULLBACK Redshirt sophomore BRETT HUNDLEY (6-3, 222) etched his name into the Bruin Walk-on redshirt juniors TRE HALE (6-2, 248), PHILLIP RUHL (6-0, 230) and LUKE record books in his fi rst season on the fi eld. Hundley became the fi rst UCLA quarter- GANE (6-2, 228) are each in the equation at fullback. Hale, a lineman in 2012, along back to produce three-straight 300-yard passing games (305-Nebraska, 320-Hous- with Ruhl and Gane, all saw action on special teams in 2012. ton, 372-Oregon State). His 29 scoring passes ranked second on the all-time school RECEIVER single-season list (school mark - 34 by Drew Olson, 2005) and were the most-ever Redshirt senior SHAQUELLE EVANS (6-1, 204) hauled in 60 passes in 2012, by a UCLA freshman. Hundley also established single-season school records for the eighth-best total in school single-season annals. He started all 14 games and total offense (4,095), passing yards (3,740) and completions (318). His total offense racked up a team-best 877 receiving yards (11th-best all-time at UCLA for a single- mark of 4,095 rates as the fi fth-best single-season mark in Pac-12 history. season) and three touchdowns. He appeared in 13 games in 2011, made six starts, The fall will be a time of opportunity for the other players at this position, including and ranked fourth on the team with 19 catches for 309 yards and a couple of four players who redshirted in 2012. Redshirt freshmen JERRY NEUHEISEL (6-1, touchdowns. 192) from Los Angeles Loyola HS and T.J. MILLWEARD (6-3, 210) from Colleyville, Redshirt sophomore DEVIN LUCIEN (6-0, 195) impressed the coaches in the early TX and walkons MIKE FAFAUL (6-1, 201) from Fork Union Military Academy, and going last season. He appeared in seven games and made 10 catches for 188 yards JAKE HALL (6-4, 198) from J. Serra HS in Orange County will each look to demon- before being sidelined by injury. strate a level of improvement to the coaches. Graduate student BRENDAN CROSS Sophomore DEVIN FULLER (5-11, 195) came on to help fi ll the opening left by (6-2, 200), a transfer from Wake Forest, and incoming freshman ASIANTII WOU- Lucien and responded by catching 20 balls for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns LARD (6-3, 205), from Winter Park, FL HS, join the mix in August. in 2012. He also returned nine kickoffs (18.6-yard average) and two punts (3.0-yard RUNNING BACK average). Several strong candidates will begin the process of helping fi ll the void at the run- True sophomores JORDAN PAYTON (6-1, 212) and KENNETH WALKER (5-9, 171) ning back position left by the graduation of all-time leading school rusher Johnathan each saw action in their fi rst seasons in the program. Payton started four contests Franklin, now a member of the Green Bay Packers. and caught 18 passes for 202 yards and a score. Walker played in 12 contests and Redshirt junior JORDON JAMES (5-9, 194) saw action in all 14 games in 2012, totaled 11 catches for 87 yards. He returned seven kickoffs for 138 yards and a making three starts. He carried the ball 61 times for 215 yards (fourth on team) and 19.7-yard average. scored a pair of touchdowns. James also caught 28 balls (t-fi fth on team) for 204 yards and a score. Speedy redshirt senior DAMIEN THIGPEN (5-8, 185) appeared in 10 games last season before being sidelined by injury. He rushed 50 times for 262 yards and a couple of touchdowns in 2012 and caught 18 passes for 211 yards and two scores.