Coming a historic 11-win season, what are experts expecting Iowa State football to accomplish in 2025? See preseason betting lines for the Cyclones.

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 Bengals won five games last year. Their highest-profile matchup came against Oregon State, and Idaho State lost 38-15 (not awful). In the last two games of the season, the Bengals allowed 117 combined points (pretty awful).

A top-10 upset? The top quarterback in one category under Kirk Ferentz? A Big Ten record by another Hawkeye? Here are our six (very) bold predictions.

Iowa football has struggled against ranked opponents in recent history. But this weapon could help the Hawkeyes breakthrough in 2025.

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

Bryant Worrell began his college football at Old Dominion, where he didn't play over two seasons. He then went to NCAA Division II Emory and Henry College in Virginia for two years, then Boston College last season.

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.

Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to get hit in practice, but Iowa's Mark Gronowski wouldn’t mind getting tackled a few times before the season.