.The Iowa Hawkeyes are stroking their injuries from a sensational 20-19 rivalry reduction versus the Iowa Condition Cyclones.Even with locking out the Cyclones in the first fifty percent and also leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfactory second-half efficiency left sightseers along with lots of questions.Among those was Iowa head regulation football train Kirk Ferentz's selection to choose a two-point sale shot.After Iowa State scored its own first goal of the day with a 3-yard goal grab coming from elderly Jayden Higgins with 8:48 left in the third one-fourth, Iowa reacted along with a 7-play, 79-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown range from junior running back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's goal dive as well as 4:47 remaining in the third fourth, Ferentz and also Iowa chose to pursue a two-point transformation to potentially prolong the Hawkeyes' trigger 21-7.The two-point go stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara couldn't connect with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the edge of the end region.Later on, Ferentz was inquired about his decision to try for the two-point conversion." Yeah, I mean, I presume possibly the controversy will be is it too early, that form of point. That placed our team at 19-7. I presumed it offered our company our ideal possibility to gain the volleyball video game, and also to me the much bigger concern is our company certainly not at the very least obtaining one goal out of those pair of basket chances. Our experts possessed the ball down inside there close. That is actually undoubtedly a location our company're mosting likely to need to improve on," Ferentz claimed.The logic for seeking the two-point sale attempt makes sense. Convert the two-point go as well as Iowa State would certainly have needed a pair of goals and also added suggest tie the football video game.As An Alternative, Iowa State redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard basket wound up as the game-winner rather than exemplifying a possible game-tying field goal attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually chosen for a PAT try earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our web page on Facebook to adhere to ongoing insurance coverage of Iowa headlines, notes and also point of views.Comply With Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.