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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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