.The Iowa Hawkeyes are stroking their wounds from a spectacular 20-19 competition loss versus the Iowa State Cyclones.Even with shutting out the Cyclones in the initial half and also leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' disappointing second-half efficiency left sightseers with a lot of inquiries.One of those was actually Iowa head football instructor Kirk Ferentz's decision to go for a two-point transformation shot.After Iowa State scored its own 1st touchdown of the day with a 3-yard goal grab from senior Jayden Higgins with 8:48 left behind in the third one-fourth, Iowa reacted with a 7-play, 79-yard ride that ended with a 3-yard touchdown range from younger running back Kaleb Johnson.Along with the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's touchdown jump as well as 4:47 remaining in the third one-fourth, Ferentz as well as Iowa decided to try for a two-point conversion to likely expand the Hawkeyes' cause 21-7.The two-point try out fell short as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara couldn't connect with freshman pass receiver Reece Vander Zee in the edge of completion area.Afterwards, Ferentz was asked about his selection to try for the two-point conversion." Yeah, I imply, I think perhaps the dispute would certainly be actually is it too early, that kind of point. That put us at 19-7. I presumed it gave our company our absolute best odds to succeed the volleyball video game, as well as to me the bigger concern is our company not a minimum of acquiring one touchdown out of those two field goal possibilities. Our team had the ball down inside there close. That's obviously a location our company are actually mosting likely to have to improve on," Ferentz mentioned.The reasoning for seeking the two-point transformation make an effort makes good sense. Transform the two-point try and also Iowa State would require a set of goals and extra suggest match the football video game.As An Alternative, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal ended up as the game-winner as opposed to exemplifying a potential game-tying basket attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually elected for a dab attempt earlier.Contact/Follow our company @HawkeyesWire on X and also like our webpage on Facebook to comply with recurring insurance coverage of Iowa updates, notes and opinions.Comply With Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.