The Farmageddon rivalry is about to take a trip across the Atlantic. But don’t expect either quarterback to treat it like some tourist photo-op. August 23 in Dublin is a collision course between Kansas State’s Avery Johnson and Iowa State’s Rocco Becht . Two QBs walking into 2025 with very different blueprints but the same mission: win big. And if you believe the folks talking on the College Countdown podcast, this one could shake up the Big 12’s entire rivalry game agenda.

Here’s the setup: Iowa State is fresh off a record-breaking 11–3 run. Starting 7–0 for the first time since 1938, shutting out Houston on the road, and snatching their first Pop-Tarts Bowl win in a 42–41 thriller against Miami. Rocco Becht? Yeah, he walked off with MVP honors, tossing for 270 yards and three TDs.

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