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.

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 biggest moment of the trip comes Saturday when the Cyclones team up with the Kansas State band for a unique, combined halftime show inside Aviva Stadium.

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.

Governor Kim Reynolds is in Ireland ahead of Iowa State's faceoff against Kansas State in Dublin on Saturday.The governor met with different area leaders to dis

The Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin is bringing in a large number of Iowa State fans, benefiting local businesses and exposing Irish residents to American college football.

Iowa State fans in Dublin for "Farmageddon!" See how Cyclones supporters are celebrating ahead of Saturday's game vs Kansas State 🍀

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