.The Iowa Hawkeyes are actually licking their wounds from a spectacular 20-19 rivalry reduction versus the Iowa State Cyclones.In spite of shutting out the Cyclones in the 1st half as well as leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfying second-half efficiency left behind onlookers with loads of concerns.Some of those was actually Iowa mind football coach Kirk Ferentz's selection to opt for a two-point conversion try out.After Iowa Condition scored its 1st touchdown of the time with a 3-yard goal grab from senior Jayden Higgins with 8:48 left behind in the 3rd quarter, Iowa responded along with a 7-play, 79-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown fly junior operating back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's goal plunge and also 4:47 staying in the third fourth, Ferentz and also Iowa opted to pursue a two-point transformation to potentially prolong the Hawkeyes' cause 21-7.The two-point try out stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not get in touch with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of completion zone.Later on, Ferentz was asked about his selection to pursue the two-point transformation." Yeah, I mean, I assume maybe the argument would certainly be actually is it too early, that form of point. That put our team at 19-7. I believed it offered our company our ideal odds to succeed the soccer activity, and to me the larger problem is our team not a minimum of receiving one touchdown out of those 2 basket opportunities. Our company had the round down inside there close. That is actually definitely an area our experts are actually visiting have to enhance," Ferentz said.The logic for trying the two-point transformation attempt makes good sense. Convert the two-point shot and Iowa State will have needed a set of touchdowns and also additional indicate match the football video game.Instead, Iowa Condition redshirt fresher kicker Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard basket ended up as the game-winner as opposed to working with a possible game-tying basket attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually chosen for a dab try earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X as well as like our webpage on Facebook to observe continuous insurance coverage of Iowa updates, notes as well as point of views.Adhere To Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.