Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats open the 2025 football season in Ireland with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic against Iowa State at Aviva Stadium. A Week 0 showdown, the game will reverberate throughout the Big 12 regardless of the result, as quarterback Avery Johnson looks to leave his mark in Manhattan.

Kansas State running back Dylan Edwards went to the locker room after playing the first series against Iowa State. Check here for updates.

Edwards tried to field an Iowa State punt on the 8-yard line in the driving rain and had the ball bounce off his chest and hit the turf. He got hit almost immediately and on that hit he injured his ankle,

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Sixth-year senior Jalon Daniels threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to newcomer Cam Pickett, and Kansas opened its rebuilt, $450 million on-campus stadium with a 31-7 rout of Fresno State on Saturday.

Kansas dominated Fresno State all night long in the season opener. Here are our immediate takeaways from the victory.

Kansas football opened the 2025 season with a win Saturday against Fresno State. Here’s how the Jayhawks graded out from this non-conference matchup.