.The Iowa Hawkeyes are actually stroking their cuts from a remarkable 20-19 competition loss versus the Iowa State Cyclones.Regardless of shutting out the Cyclones in the very first fifty percent and also leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' disappointing second-half efficiency left behind observers along with plenty of inquiries.Some of those was actually Iowa mind regulation football coach Kirk Ferentz's selection to opt for a two-point sale go.After Iowa State scored its own 1st goal of the day with a 3-yard touchdown grab coming from senior Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left behind in the third fourth, Iowa reacted with a 7-play, 79-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard goal fly jr operating back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's touchdown plunge as well as 4:47 remaining in the third one-fourth, Ferentz and also Iowa chose to try for a two-point conversion to potentially prolong the Hawkeyes' trigger 21-7.The two-point try fell short as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara couldn't get in touch with fresher pass receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of completion zone.Later on, Ferentz was asked them about his decision to try for the two-point sale." Yeah, I imply, I believe possibly the discussion will be is it too early, that kind of factor. That placed our team at 19-7. I assumed it provided our company our best odds to win the volleyball game, as well as to me the larger problem is our company certainly not at the very least receiving one touchdown away from those 2 basket opportunities. Our company had the round down inside there close. That is actually clearly a region our company're mosting likely to need to improve," Ferentz claimed.The logic for seeking the two-point sale try makes good sense. Change the two-point shot and also Iowa State will have needed a pair of touchdowns and additional suggest match the volleyball game.Rather, Iowa State redshirt fresher twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal wound up as the game-winner rather than standing for a prospective game-tying basket attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually selected for a PAT make an effort earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our webpage on Facebook to adhere to continuous insurance coverage of Iowa updates, keep in minds as well as point of views.Adhere To Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.