It's not often that a team gets the kind of second chance that the UCLA Bruins have before them. They came into the season as leading contenders for the Pac-12 title, but last week the Bruins lost for the first time in 32 games under Jim Mora when having a lead at halftime and dropped out of the top 25 in every major poll and ranking.
This might seem like the team's darkest hour of the 2015 season, yet it could actually be the darkness before the light, as UCLA still has an excellent chance to win the Pac-12.
Here are 10 reasons the conference championship could end in UCLA's hands:
(Note: Unless other specified, the metrics referenced below are from games against Power 5 opponents and the rankings indicate placement among the 65 Power 5 teams or qualifying players from those clubs.)