.The Iowa Hawkeyes are licking their cuts from a sensational 20-19 competition loss versus the Iowa State Cyclones.Regardless of shutting out the Cyclones in the very first one-half as well as leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfying second-half functionality left behind onlookers with plenty of concerns.Among those was actually Iowa head regulation football instructor Kirk Ferentz's selection to pick a two-point conversion go.After Iowa State scored its own 1st goal of the time with a 3-yard touchdown grab from senior Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left in the third fourth, Iowa responded with a 7-play, 79-yard travel that ended with a 3-yard touchdown range from junior operating back Kaleb Johnson.Along with the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's goal plunge and also 4:47 staying in the third one-fourth, Ferentz as well as Iowa chose to try for a two-point transformation to likely prolong the Hawkeyes' result in 21-7.The two-point shot failed as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not connect with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of the end area.After that, Ferentz was actually asked about his decision to pursue the two-point sale." Yeah, I imply, I believe perhaps the dispute would be actually is it untimely, that form of factor. That placed our company at 19-7. I thought it gave us our ideal opportunity to gain the soccer video game, and to me the bigger issue is our team not at the very least obtaining one touchdown out of those two basket options. Our company possessed the ball down inside there close. That is actually definitely a region we are actually mosting likely to have to improve," Ferentz mentioned.The reasoning for trying the two-point sale attempt makes good sense. Turn the two-point try out and Iowa State would have needed a set of goals as well as extra indicate match the football game.Rather, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard basket ended up as the game-winner instead of working with a prospective game-tying basket attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually selected for a dab attempt earlier.Contact/Follow our company @HawkeyesWire on X as well as like our webpage on Facebook to adhere to ongoing coverage of Iowa information, details and viewpoints.Adhere To Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.