.The Iowa Hawkeyes are actually licking their injuries coming from a remarkable 20-19 competition reduction versus the Iowa State Cyclones.Despite locking out the Cyclones in the 1st half as well as leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' disappointing second-half performance left sightseers along with loads of concerns.One of those was actually Iowa mind football coach Kirk Ferentz's selection to go with a two-point conversion try.After Iowa State scored its 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 finished along with a 3-yard goal run from younger running back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's touchdown plunge and also 4:47 staying in the third quarter, Ferentz as well as Iowa decided to pursue a two-point transformation to likely expand the Hawkeyes' cause 21-7.The two-point try out fell short as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara couldn't get in touch with freshman pass receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of completion area.After that, Ferentz was asked about his selection to try for the two-point sale." Yeah, I suggest, I believe possibly the debate would certainly be actually is it prematurely, that sort of factor. That put us at 19-7. I assumed it offered our team our best possibility to gain the football game, as well as to me the much bigger issue is us not a minimum of obtaining one touchdown away from those two field goal options. We possessed the sphere down inside there close. That is actually definitely a place our team are actually visiting must improve," Ferentz claimed.The reasoning for attempting the two-point sale attempt makes good sense. Convert the two-point try as well as Iowa Condition would certainly have needed a set of touchdowns and extra indicate match the volleyball activity.Instead, Iowa State redshirt freshman secret Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard basket wound up as the game-winner as opposed to embodying a prospective game-tying basket try if the Hawkeyes had chosen for a dab try earlier.Contact/Follow our company @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our web page on Facebook to adhere to recurring coverage of Iowa updates, notes and also viewpoints.Observe Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.