Kansas State traveled to Ireland for a football game last year.
Posted by Kevin Kietzman Has Issues, Checked
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
Kansas State played Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland, on August 23, 2025, which is 'last year' relative to the September 2026 posting, so the claim is accurate and the extraction faithfully reflects the post. The post's 'I think' hedge is a phrasing matter and does not change the grade.
What was said
… We'll save that one. Let's start with the KU game first, because this is KU's season. I feel like on Saturday in London against Arizona State, they're going to kick off at 11 a.m., and they decided to wait and go late, which I think Kansas State did last year going to Ireland, and Arizona State left last week right after their game and spent the whole week there in London. Does it matter, and is this a game that KU can possibly win? …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Associated Press reports that Iowa State and Kansas State played an NCAA college football game in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, August 23, 2025.[1]
Supports. The Irish government's press release welcomes Kansas State and Iowa State to Dublin for the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium on 23 August 2025.[3]
Supports. Kansas State University's own pages confirm the team's 2025 season opener at Aviva Stadium in Dublin as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.[2][4]
Supports. A Big 12 commissioner account published in January 2026 refers to K-State's game in Ireland 'last year', and the K-State Alumni Association reports on the trip to Dublin.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Ireland set to keep hosting a college football game each season to 2037apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Ireland - Kansas State Universityk-state.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Tánaiste welcomes Aer Lingus College Football Classic ...gov.ie · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Ireland 2025 Tickets - Kansas State University Athleticskstatesports.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Brett Yormark wants Big 12 to be 'most globally active conference'cjonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Three K-Staters share their memories from Ireland tripk-state.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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