Overview

• No. 17 Kansas State and No. 22 Iowa State open the 2025 season Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN at Aviva Stadium in Dublin in a Big 12 game.
• Sportsbooks list Kansas State around -3 with the total near 50.5, and media forecasts largely project a one-score result.
• Kansas State coach Chris Klieman voiced concern about sleep and time-zone adjustment for his team and expressed reservations about the Big 12’s new availability-reporting policy.
• An availability report circulating via EssentiallySports lists up to 13 Wildcats unavailable, including DE Ryan Davis and TE Linkon Cure, which could test Kansas State’s depth.
• Commentary highlights the rivalry’s 109-year annual run and warns realignment could interrupt the streak in 2027 after this neutral-site installment overseas.