Iowa State has won two straight games against KSU, but the Wildcats come into Dublin as the more mature roster. Johnson has more weapons to lean on, and the defense should take another step with upperclassmen across the lineup, including linebacker Austin Romaine. This game is competitive and close as ever, but Kansas State pulls away late.

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).

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The Wildcats take on the Cyclones in the latest instalment of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic this weekend, where Dublin's Aviva Stadium prepares to host the 2025 season opener

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Kansas State dominated the series against Iowa State from 2008 to 2017, winning 10 straight matchups, but the tides of the rivalry started to turn when the Cycl

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