The2025 college footballseason is set to get underway on Saturday, Aug. 23. However, whenNo. 20 Kansas Statekicks off versusNo. 21 Iowa State, the game will not be played stateside. Rather, the matchup between the Wildcats and Cyclones will be part of theAer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin. The 2025 season marks the fifth time a college football game will be played in the Classic, which is hosted at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The first-ever Aer Lingus College Football Classic was played on Sept. 3, 2016, whenGeorgia TechbeatBoston College17-14. REQUIRED READING:The biggest college football quarterback competitions still undecided feature elite teams The Yellow Jackets earned a 27-24 win over No. 10Florida Stateto kick off the 2024 season last year. Here's what you need to know about Aviva Stadium: Location: Dublin Capacity:49,000 Opened:2010 The current Aviva Stadium is the former site of Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was the world's oldest rugby stadium before it was torn down in 2007. The original stadium was built in 1872. The venue seats 49,000 for American football games, with the 2023 Notre Dame-Navy matchup setting the record for an American football game with the capacity crowd. Aviva Stadium is the home of the Irish national soccer and rugby teams. The stadium has also hosted Euro qualifiers, World Cup qualifiers, Nations Cup and Nations League games, as well as a handful of friendly matches. The Irish national team holds a 33-23-26 overall record at Aviva Stadium. This year's game will mark the fourth consecutive year a college football will play at the stadium, starting with Northwestern-Nebraska in 2022. Notre Dame-Navy and Florida State-Georgia Tech followed in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Here's a look at the history of college football games at Aviva Stadium: 2016: Georgia Tech 17, Boston College 14 2022: Northwestern 31, Nebraska 28 2023: No. 13 Notre Dame 42, Navy 3 2024: Georgia Tech 24, No. 10 Florida State 21 2025:Kansas Statevs.Iowa State 2027: Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:What to know about Aviva Stadium ahead of Kansas State-Iowa State
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