Now ex-Dublin footballer Ciarán Kilkenny believes that ‘all the ingredients are there’ for Dublin to make a run at the Sam Maguire next year. Pictured is Former Dublin Footballer, Ciarán Kilkenny as the Aer Lingus College Football Classic returns to Dublin this summer taking centre stage at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 29 August 2026. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile‘I’ve done a bit of coaching in college and with football teams in the school. Whether it’s this year or the next, I don’t know, and whether it’s coaching or managing, I don’t know. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic takes place on Saturday, August 29 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin as the TCU Horned Frogs face off against the UNC Tar Heels.