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Jim Mora agrees to 2-year extension with UCLA

By The Sports Xchange
UCLA coach Jim Mora. (YouTube)
UCLA coach Jim Mora. (YouTube)

UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero announced the school has reached a two-year extension with Jim Mora that puts the football coach under contract through the 2021 season.

No financial details were disclosed, but Mora was set to earn $3.35 million in 2015, second only to Washington's Chris Petersen ($3.402 million) among Pac-12 coaches.

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Mora is 37-16 with the Bruins, tying the program record for most victories through the first four seasons of a career, although he is a modest 23-13 in conference play.

Mora's name has surfaced in connection with NFL job openings the past few years, but he has maintained his happiness at UCLA.

"I've never really wavered," he told the 'Petros and Money Show' in January, per collegefootballtalk.com. "It's interesting that people question that still. I think it's flattering not only to me, but to our program, that rumors are out there. But at the same time, they're just rumors."

Mora spent four seasons as an NFL head coach, three with the Atlanta Falcons and one with the Seattle Seahawks, posting a 32-34 career record, including playoffs.

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