IOWA CITY — Fourth quarter, Kinnick Stadium at night, and Iowa football has a chance.
That’s really all that Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes and their fans could ask for when facing a top-10 opponent with immense talent.
They entered the fourth quarter down eight points.
They amazingly took the lead. They had a chance.
But with a final 39-yard kick (in the pants) from Oregon’s Atticus Sappington with 3 seconds left, the No. 20 Hawkeyes went down, 18-16, to the ninth-ranked Ducks before 69,250 rain-soaked fans at Kinnick. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
Oh, so close.
Oh, so painful.
Iowa dropped to 6-3 overall, 4-2 in Big Ten Conference play and is now out of the running for the College Football Playoff. Oregon (8-1, 5-1) is very much

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