.The Iowa Hawkeyes are actually stroking their wounds from a sensational 20-19 rivalry loss versus the Iowa Condition Cyclones.In spite of locking out the Cyclones in the 1st one-half and also leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfying second-half functionality left sightseers with plenty of concerns.Among those was actually Iowa mind regulation football instructor Kirk Ferentz's selection to opt for a two-point sale shot.After Iowa State scored its own very first touchdown of the time with a 3-yard goal grab from elderly Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left in the third fourth, Iowa responded along with a 7-play, 79-yard ride that ended along with a 3-yard goal run from younger running back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's touchdown dive and also 4:47 remaining in the 3rd one-fourth, Ferentz and Iowa chose to pursue a two-point conversion to potentially extend the Hawkeyes' cause 21-7.The two-point try stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not connect with fresher pass receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of the end region.Afterwards, Ferentz was actually asked about his selection to try for the two-point sale." Yeah, I indicate, I think perhaps the dispute would be is it untimely, that kind of trait. That put our team at 19-7. I thought it gave us our greatest opportunity to win the volleyball activity, and to me the much bigger concern is us certainly not at the very least getting one goal out of those pair of basket possibilities. Our experts possessed the round down inside there close. That's undoubtedly a location our team are actually heading to must enhance," Ferentz claimed.The reasoning for attempting the two-point conversion attempt makes good sense. Turn the two-point try and Iowa State will require a set of touchdowns as well as additional suggest match the soccer video game.Instead, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal ended up as the game-winner rather than embodying a potential game-tying field goal make an effort if the Hawkeyes had actually selected for a dab try earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X as well as like our page on Facebook to adhere to continuous coverage of Iowa information, notes and viewpoints.Comply With Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.