Annual Week 0 game in Dublin expected to continue until at least 2037, per report
By Jyesha Nance
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The tradition of a Week 0 college football game behind held in Dublin, Ireland, each is year is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
According to the Associated Press, Dublin would continue hosting an annual college football game through 2037. The plan is currently awaiting a formal approval in the Irish Capital, per the AP’s report. John Anthony, co-founder of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, spoke with the AP about this development.
“The biggest brands in college football are interested in this,” Anthony said. “They text me, they ask me about it, ‘What years are open?”
During this year’s College Football Classic in Dublin, around 22,900 fans made the trip from the United States to see Iowa and Kansas State showdown in a narrow 24-21 victory for the Cyclones.
Next year’s game will feature a rematch between TCU and North Carolina, marking the the fifth college football matchup in the original five-game agreement that has already added two more years, with the 2027 matchup being Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin.
“The extension through 2037 we would expect will be all signed off on next month,” Anthony told the AP.
