College football’s 2025 season opens not in some familiar Midwest stadium, but across the Atlantic in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, where two ranked Big 12 teams are about to write another chapter in one of the sport’s most enduring rivalries. The 17th-ranked Wildcats and 22nd-ranked Cyclones take their century-old “Farmageddon” battle overseas for Iowa State’s inaugural international contest. But before the kickoff, there seems to be some paternal confidence quietly building behind the scenes.

Hours before kickoff, when reporter Rob Gray encountered Anthony Becht walking toward Aviva Stadium, the 11-year NFL veteran didn’t need to elaborate on his son’s preparation or mindset. Asked about Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht’s readiness for this massive stage, the former Jets and Cardinals

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