Under the overtime rules, the two teams take turns trying to score beginning 25 yards from the goal line.
The ombudsman asked the human resources department to send out a general notice on overtime rules.
Since there was no overtime rule, Iowa needed to go for the touchdown and the win.
The overtime rules were a major sticking point.
This was the second postseason that the modified playoff overtime rules were in effect.
Since the institution of the overtime rule in college football, the tie rule became obsolete.
When the House considered the same bill in July, it voted, by a narrow margin, to clear the way for the new overtime rules.
Since that game, the Steelers have only had two tied games, both happening after the overtime rule took effect.
The Senate still has to vote on the corporate tax bill that includes the amendment blocking the overtime rules.
Since college football had no overtime rule at the time, Iowa needed to go for the touchdown and the win rather than attempt a tie.