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.

Iowa State and Kansas State are set to face off in a Big 12 showdown on Saturday, but this time it's happening in Dublin, Ireland.

The Wildcats will get their 2025 college football season underway with the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, which is already proving inconvenient

A pair of Dublin bars may have needed to do a little deeper research on team flags ahead of Iowa State and Kansas State's Week 0 game there.

The Cyclones have unveiled their limited-edition uniforms ahead of their international matchup against Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland.

Instead of flying a purple K-State flag alongside an Iowa State Cyclones flag, *multiple* establishments displayed the state flag of Kansas. Basically, someone searched "Kansas State Flag" and hit order without thinking too deeply beyond that. Honestly, it's amazing.

Both K-State and Iowa State fans are traveling to Dublin by the thousands. A walk through the historic Temple Bar District on Thursday revealed lots of purple and cardinal. Pints of Guinness that featured a Wildcat or Cyclone logo on top of the beverage were selling like hot cakes at the famous local brewery.

See inside Dublin's Aviva Stadium, where Iowa State will play Aer Lingus College Football Classic vs. Kansas State

Whether in a crowd or walking to his car in a grocery store parking lot, Avery Johnson is hard to miss. The Kansas State quarterback has worn his signature curly golden locks since kindergarten. On the field,