At least a few Dublin businesses have made a hilarious mistake regarding the Kansas State flag ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic:

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,

The Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones are about to play a rivalry game six time zones away from home at Aviva Stadium in Ireland. As the very first game of the entire season, all eyes will be on this one. That alone makes it a special game. But it also comes with high stakes.

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.

College football reporter Daire Carragher earned the respect of the Kansas State roster on Friday, after chugging two pints of Guinness as they drove by on an open-top bus

This affiliate content is not influenced by our advertising relationships, but AP and Data Skrive might earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content.

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.

The Kansas State Wildcats and Iowa State Cyclones will act as unlikely global ambassadors for college football when they open their 2025 season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland.