Jim Mora eager to start at UCLA

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    UCLA officially introduced Jim L. Mora as football coach during a press conference Tuesday on campus, but Mora will not take the reins of the team until after the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

    Mora replaces Rick Neuheisel, who went 21-29 in four seasons and lost the inaugural Pac-12 title game to Oregon this month. Interim coach Mike Johnson and the rest of the UCLA staff will stay on to run practices, game plan and coach the Bruins for UCLA's Dec. 31 game against Illinois at AT&T Park in San Francisco while Mora focuses on hiring a new staff and recruiting.

    "I think it's important for me not to be a distraction other than what is the obvious," Mora said. "I want the players that are seniors and the coaches who have worked so hard to get into this position to be able to enjoy the experience as much as they can."

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