The UCLA football program was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 Football South Division preseason media poll. The Bruins finished fifth in the division after a 3-4 record against conference opponents after the 2020 pandemic-shortened football season. Receiver Kyle Philips was the Bruins' lone first-team honoree for the media's preseason conference teams. Philips' 38 receptions was second among conference receivers. He finished 2020 with 370 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Greg Dulcich and offensive lineman Sean Rhyan were voted to the second-team offense. The Bruins didn't have a player voted to the first- or second-team defense. - Orange County Register