Kirk Ferentz explains why Iowa called 3 timeouts vs. Minnesota late in 4th quarter

With 19 seconds left and things long since decided, Minnesota took a timeout with the ball at the Iowa 4. Play began to resume, only to have Iowa counter with a timeout of its own. Then another and another. Clearly a bit of gamesmanship. “No sense taking them on the bus with us,” Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said. “I think you guys have reminded me of that a couple of times over the last 22 years. Figured we’d take Floyd home with us and leave the timeouts here.” Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/hawkeyes/iowa-football/iowa-vs-minnesota-score-timeouts-20201113