What to watch for as Iowa State and Kansas State kick off the 2025 college football season in this Week 0 matchup, with our updated On SI prediction for the game.

A high-stakes, ranked-on-ranked Big 12 matchup highlights the Week 0 slate. It's the best possible way to begin a new college football season.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State Football starts its season in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Before the team takes on the Iowa State Cyclones, 125 members of Kansas State’s band and cheer teams made the trip to the Emerald Isle, although for some of them, it was easier than others.

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,