Iowa State lost to lowa. The football oddsmakers said it would likely happen. The final score made it appear more one-sided than it was.
The game came down to the second half, with Iowa scoring 21 straight points to pull out the 31-17 victory, including 14 points in the final 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
Yet, I keep coming back to the fourth-and-one the Cyclones decided to punt on in the first half. Did it lose ISU the game? It’s very debatable. But it’s the conservative nature of the play that’s sticking with me. It goes against everything that made ISU who it was early in Rhoads’ tenure and what it needs to do if this team is to the top predictions of being a bottom tier Big 12 team.