FM Fronts Irish Kicking Final at $875M Ryan Field on Nov. 7
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CHICAGO – October 29, 2026 -- Commercial property insurer FM is the presenting partner of Ireland's Kicking King, a final that puts four Irish kickers in front of a U.S. college football audience at halftime of the Northwestern-Iowa game on November 7 at the new $875 million Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.
More than 1,000 athletes entered the pipeline through ten free tryouts in Ireland
The competition is open to athletes aged 16 to 24, most of whom have never kicked an American football. Tryouts began in August. The top 20 kicked at halftime of the TCU-North Carolina game at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on August 29, where Patrick Gaynor made a 61-yard kick. The top 10 then joined an elite training group in Dublin before travelling to Chicago.