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.

Coming a historic 11-win season, what are experts expecting Iowa State football to accomplish in 2025? See preseason betting lines for the Cyclones.

Bryant Worrell began his college football at Old Dominion, where he didn't play over two seasons. He then went to NCAA Division II Emory and Henry College in Virginia for two years, then Boston College last season.

SportsLine expert Josh Nagel has revealed his picks for Iowa State vs. Kansas State in the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Iowa football has struggled against ranked opponents in recent history. But this weapon could help the Hawkeyes breakthrough in 2025.

The Bengals won five games last year. Their highest-profile matchup came against Oregon State, and Idaho State lost 38-15 (not awful). In the last two games of the season, the Bengals allowed 117 combined points (pretty awful).

Iowa's offensive line is led by a veteran center in Logan Jones who has cracked ESPN's top 100 college football players of 2025.

Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to get hit in practice, but Iowa's Mark Gronowski wouldn’t mind getting tackled a few times before the season.