After months of detailed preparation, Iowa State football is hoping to avoid any jet lag and start the 2025 season with a win over Kansas State.

SportsLine's computer model simulated Kansas State Wildcats vs. Iowa State Cyclones 10,000 times at Aviva Stadium in Dublin and released its college football best bets

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.

Iowa State and Kansas State will play American college football in that island’s capital city, Dublin, on Saturday, Aug. 23, to give international scope to a game that typically doesn’t resonate much further outside the plains of Kansas or the fields of Iowa.

Ireland has leaned into early-season college football as a way to attract tourists from the U.S. What once was an occasional event involving Notre Dame and teams from the eastern United States — capitalizing on a special international game exemption to NCAA rule 17.

Iowa State vs. Kansas State game broadcasts on ESPN, and it’s also livestreams on Sling Orange. Keep reading for more details on how cord-cutters can watch the Iowa State-Kansas State game online with Sling TV. A subscription to Sling Orange, which comes with ESPN, gets you access to live TV from top-rated cable channels.

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.

Dublin is calling, and central Iowa is ready to answer.With Iowa State and Kansas State facing off across the pond in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, local Irish pubs and game‑day spots are turning on the charm—perfect pours,