No. 22 Iowa State survived a late comeback from No. 17 Kansas State to win a 24-21 slugfest and capture the first victory of the 2025 season at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Cyclones converted on a critical fourth-and-3 to win a third straight game against Kansas State.

Kansas State’s once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland came to a bitter end on Saturday when Iowa State defeated the Wildcats 24-21 at Aviva Stadium. That is surely a painful result for everyone in EMAW nation to accept when you consider that K-State gave up a home game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium for yet another Farmageddon loss.

The No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats play against the No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones in a college football game today. Fans can watch this game for free.

The college football season kicks off today, and we even get a matchup between ranked opponents. We’ll take a look at that game, as well as use Dane Brugler’s initial Top 50 prospects to highlight some players the Giants might want to pay attention to this year.

Fresno State’s top highlight occurred when running back Bryson Donelson caught a dump-off pass and turned it into a 39-yard gain.

The Kansas Jayhawks had an encouraging performance from a defense featuring several newcomers and new leadership at the top.

The University of Kansas football team started its “new era” with a bang on Saturday. The Jayhawks dominated Fresno State in the newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and earned a dominant victory. KU coach Lance Leipold liked what he saw from his squad.