SportsLine expert Josh Nagel has revealed his picks for Iowa State vs. Kansas State in the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic

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.

College football returns on Saturday, starting with an intriguing noon EDT clash between ranked Big 12 rivals Iowa State and Kansas State.

On Saturday, the 2025 college football season will open in Dublin, Ireland, with Kansas State and Iowa State facing off in a rivalry matchup that goes back more than a century. It’s the second straight year we’ve gotten a kickoff game in Ireland,

The weather in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday looks beautiful for August standards. It will be sunny, with highs near 80 degrees. Many Cyclone fans will be wearing sweatshirts and jeans in Dublin, Ireland, cheering on the Iowa State football team as they start another exciting season.

IOWA, USA — In just two days, Iowa State University's football team will face Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland. As a result of this year's jump across the pond, the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication sent some of their students there for gameday content — and they've been hard at work for the past week.

Members of the Iowa State marching band swapped their instruments out for kazoos for their ride through the streets of Dublin on a double-decker bus.The band has joined the football team and thousands of Cyclones fans in Ireland ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.