Iowa State fans also traveled to Dublin in large numbers. It will be interesting to see which team has more fans in attendance on Saturday. But the Wildcats stressed to fans that this is their home game. They urged fans to be as loud as possible at kickoff so the Cyclones feel like the game is being played in Manhattan instead of at a neutral site.

Iowa State and Kansas State have regularly played each other for more than a century, but the idea of the game being a rivalry didn't come into focus until about 2009, when the two teams played the first of two neutral-site games against each other in Kansas City.

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,

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.

Jalon Daniels is healthy, hungry, and ready for a prove-it year as Kansas opens the 2025 season vs. the Bulldogs

The Wildcats face Iowa State Saturday at 12 p.m. EST in Dublin, Ireland. This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/kstate as ESPN Gives Kansas State Another Major Laud Before First Season Matchup.

Travis Goff reflects on the transformation of Kansas football since he became athletic director over five years ago.