.The Iowa Hawkeyes are licking their cuts from a magnificent 20-19 rivalry reduction versus the Iowa State Cyclones.Even with shutting out the Cyclones in the 1st half and leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' unsatisfactory second-half performance left onlookers with plenty of concerns.Some of those was actually Iowa mind football instructor Kirk Ferentz's selection to choose a two-point conversion try.After Iowa State scored its very first goal of the day with a 3-yard goal grab from elderly Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left behind in the 3rd one-fourth, Iowa reacted along with a 7-play, 79-yard ride that ended with a 3-yard goal run from jr running back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's goal plunge and also 4:47 remaining in the 3rd fourth, Ferentz and Iowa chose to pursue a two-point transformation to likely expand the Hawkeyes' bring about 21-7.The two-point shot stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara couldn't connect with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the corner of the end region.After that, Ferentz was actually asked them about his selection to try for the two-point sale." Yeah, I imply, I believe perhaps the argument would certainly be actually is it too early, that form of thing. That placed our team at 19-7. I assumed it provided us our greatest opportunity to succeed the soccer activity, and to me the greater concern is us certainly not at the very least receiving one goal away from those 2 field goal opportunities. Our company possessed the ball down inside there close. That is actually certainly a region our team are actually visiting must improve on," Ferentz pointed out.The reasoning for attempting the two-point transformation attempt makes good sense. Convert the two-point try out as well as Iowa Condition will require a pair of touchdowns and also extra points to tie the volleyball video game.Instead, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal wound up as the game-winner instead of representing a prospective game-tying field goal attempt if the Hawkeyes had actually selected for a PAT attempt earlier.Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X as well as like our page on Facebook to follow recurring coverage of Iowa information, details and also point of views.Adhere To Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.