SportsLine college football expert Gene Menez tracks how much the point spread has moved in the five Week 0 games

A high-stakes, ranked-on-ranked Big 12 matchup highlights the Week 0 slate. It's the best possible way to begin a new college football season.

Cyclone fans can enjoy Iowa State games with cold cardinal-and-gold cans of Bud Light this football season. ISU is one of 28 college teams nationwide that are included in the new Bud Light promotion, which features team colors and logos on its limited-edition beer cans. Iowa State fans should be able to find the cans wherever Bud Light is sold.

Jay Chapman became a Cyclone fan the minute he decided to go to school at Iowa State. Four decades later, he's still completely devoted.

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.

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,

Des Moines Register columnist Travis Hines is in Dublin, Ireland, to cover Saturday's Iowa State vs. Kansas State football season opener.