Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats open the 2025 football season in Ireland with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic against Iowa State at Aviva Stadium. A Week 0 showdown, the game will reverberate throughout the Big 12 regardless of the result, as quarterback Avery Johnson looks to leave his mark in Manhattan.

The first clear sign that college football is officially back was more than the literal first kickoff of the season Saturday between No. 17 Kansas State and No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin.

ESPN unveiled its new college football bug during the season's first Week Zero matchup, a Big 12 rivalry game between Kansas State and Iowa State being contested in Dublin, Ireland. It is a notable change from the graphics unveiled less than a year ago for the 2024 College Football Playoff.

SportsLine's computer model simulated Kansas State Wildcats vs. Iowa State Cyclones 10,000 times at Aviva Stadium in Dublin and released its college football best bets

Kansas State fans criticize head coach Chris Klieman after turnover-filled loss to Iowa State in 2025 college football opener

Kansas State continues to struggle on fourth down against Iowa State, failing to convert on fourth-and-1 on its own 30-yard line in the fourth quarter.

Before the Aer Lingus Classic between Iowa State and Kansas State kicked off on Saturday afternoon, President Donald Trump released a hype video to usher in the new college football season. Trump is no stranger to watching college football.

After beating Kansas State, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell crashed a postgame press conference to respond to possible K-State AD Gene Taylor comments.