Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic.

The Cyclones beat the Kansas State Wildcats 24-21 on Saturday in the fourth Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, which kicked off the 2025 college football season and afforded the Big 12 Conference a chance in the national (and international) spotlight.

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Kansas State was down one of its star players mere minutes into its 24-21 loss to Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland, when Dylan Edwards left for the locker room with an ankle injury a

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.