Iowa football nearly pulled off the second top 10 upset on Saturday. Except Oregon booted a final field goal to swerve out of the Hawkeyes upset bid during Big Ten play.

The 18-16 Iowa lost left its fans in shambles — watching a potential shake up in the Big Ten rankings slip away. A Hawkeyes victory would've certainly boosted Iowa up the conference rankings .

Oregon stays in the race for the conference title game, though. And Iowa's loss sparked notable reactions — starting with former NFL linebacker Will Compton. Expand Tweet

Yet vocal critics emerged online too — notably another ex-NFL player George Wrightster III.

“The refs in the Oregon vs Iowa game were awful. They completely favored Iowa,” Wrightster III posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.

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