As if Kaden Wetjen's toe landing slightly out of bounds wasn't brutal enough, Iowa football 's final comeback chance vs. USC vanished in another frustrating way.

With the Hawkeyes trailing 26-21 with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Trojans had to convert a 3rd-and-5 to avoid giving Iowa the ball back with an opportunity, albeit slim, to quickly drive for a game-winning touchdown.

But an Iowa assistant coach, who wasn't immediately identified or named, according to columnist Chad Leistikow, was then called for an unsportsmanlike penalty, gifting USC the game-clinching first down.

Oddly, the broadcast didn't appear to mention the penalty and the game quickly ended thereafter as the Trojans ran out the clock.

Asked about the penalty during his postgame press conferen

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