.The Iowa Hawkeyes are actually licking their cuts coming from a spectacular 20-19 competition reduction versus the Iowa Condition Cyclones.Even with locking out the Cyclones in the initial fifty percent and also leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfying second-half functionality left behind observers along with lots of inquiries.Some of those was actually Iowa mind regulation football instructor Kirk Ferentz's choice to select a two-point sale try out.After Iowa Condition scored its first touchdown of the time along with a 3-yard touchdown grab coming from elderly Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left in the 3rd fourth, Iowa answered with a 7-play, 79-yard ride that ended along with a 3-yard goal run 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 fourth, Ferentz and also Iowa chose to try for a two-point sale to likely stretch the Hawkeyes' result in 21-7.The two-point try failed as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not associate with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of completion zone.After that, Ferentz was asked them about his decision to try for the two-point conversion." Yeah, I indicate, I believe maybe the argument would be is it untimely, that sort of point. That placed our team at 19-7. I assumed it provided us our ideal possibility to win the volleyball activity, and to me the much bigger problem is our team certainly not at the very least acquiring one goal away from those two field goal chances. Our experts had the sphere down inside there close. That's clearly a location our team're going to must improve on," Ferentz stated.The reasoning for trying the two-point conversion try makes good sense. Transform the two-point try as well as Iowa Condition would require a pair of goals as well as additional points to tie the football game.Instead, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman secret Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal ended up as the game-winner instead of working with a possible game-tying basket try if the Hawkeyes had actually selected for a PAT make an effort earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our page on Facebook to comply with on-going insurance coverage of Iowa updates, keep in minds as well as opinions.Follow Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.