Texas is widely considered the No. 1 team in the country, and the Longhorns are also on top of the ESPN power rankings entering Week 0.

The 2025 college football season is right around the corner, with Week 0 action set for Aug. 23. Five games are on the slate that day, kicking off with a ranked Big 12 showdown in Dublin, Ireland, between the No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones and No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/unlv as UNLV Rebels Head Football Coach Dan Mullen Is "Fired Up" For Week 0.

No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin is the first Week 0 game between ranked opponents since 2000. Yet it doesn’t feel like there has been much national attention on that game, with previews already looking ahead to Week 1 games like Texas at Ohio State. Is there a reason that game is under-the-radar nationally? — Aaron M.