No. 22 Iowa State and No. 17 Kansas State open the college football season Saturday when the Big 12 rivals meet in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

The 2025 college football season kicks off in Ireland with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic taking place this Saturday. Iowa State-Kansas State will play in this year's Aer Lingus College Football Classic, the first of five games taking place in Week 0, before the rest of college football springs into action the following week.

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No. 22 Iowa State and No. 17 Kansas State open the college football season Saturday when the Big 12 rivals meet in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Cyclones are coming off an 11-3 season capped by a win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Kansas State went 9-4 and won the Rate Bowl last season.

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