.The Iowa Hawkeyes are licking their injuries coming from a sensational 20-19 rivalry loss versus the Iowa Condition Cyclones.Regardless of locking out the Cyclones in the 1st fifty percent and leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' frustrating second-half efficiency left observers with a lot of questions.Some of those was Iowa mind regulation football instructor Kirk Ferentz's choice to choose a two-point transformation try.After Iowa Condition scored its own initial goal of the day along with a 3-yard goal grab coming from senior Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left behind in the third quarter, Iowa reacted with a 7-play, 79-yard travel that ended with a 3-yard touchdown range from younger running back Kaleb Johnson.Along with the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's goal plunge as well as 4:47 continuing to be in the 3rd quarter, Ferentz and also Iowa chose to pursue a two-point conversion to possibly expand the Hawkeyes' trigger 21-7.The two-point go stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not get in touch with fresher pass receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of completion area.After that, Ferentz was inquired about his decision to try for the two-point conversion." Yeah, I mean, I presume possibly the argument would certainly be actually is it untimely, that kind of factor. That placed our company at 19-7. I believed it gave us our greatest possibility to win the soccer game, as well as to me the larger issue is our team certainly not a minimum of receiving one goal away from those two basket options. Our team had the sphere down inside there close. That's undoubtedly a location we are actually heading to must improve," Ferentz claimed.The reasoning for trying the two-point conversion attempt makes good sense. Change the two-point go and also Iowa Condition would certainly have needed a pair of touchdowns and added indicate tie the volleyball activity.As An Alternative, Iowa Condition redshirt fresher kicker Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal ended up as the game-winner rather than embodying a possible game-tying basket attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually elected for a PAT attempt earlier.Contact/Follow our team @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our page on Facebook to follow on-going insurance coverage of Iowa updates, details and also viewpoints.Comply With Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.