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.

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.

Touching down in Dublin, two of America’s biggest college teams arrived in the capital ahead of Saturday’s season opener. Kansas State and Iowa State will go head-to-head in front of a huge crowd at the Aviva Stadium.

The 2025 college football season is finally here. Week 0 may not feel like the real deal to some fans as the true kickoff to the season, but "Farmageddon" in Ireland is definitely a strong appetizer to get the action started.

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.

Chris Klieman and the Wildcats made it to Aviva Stadium on Thursday for a rare practice on foreign soil before they take the field for their season opener against Iowa State at 11 a.m. (Central) on Saturday.

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DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - Thousands of Iowa State Cyclone fans are heading to Dublin, Ireland, for a historic event: the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. This marks the first time Iowa State has played an international game, and fans are eager to see the Cyclones face off against their Farmageddon rival, Kansas State, in the season opener.

For a rare and beautiful few hours Saturday, the Big Ten and SEC won't have their huge paws all over college football.

Iowa State is expecting over 10,000 Cyclones fans to make the trip over to Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic vs. Kansas State. Several of those

Is Iowa State football getting paid for playing in Ireland? How big is the Cyclones traveling party? A look as the final countdown to kickoff is on.