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Iowa State's starting kicker, Kyle Konrardy, is out with a leg injury, creating uncertainty for the team.

True freshman Chase Smith will take over kicking duties for the No. 13 ranked Cyclones.

Konrardy's absence may force Iowa State's offense to be more aggressive and change its play-calling strategy.

AMES – A kicker – not unlike an opposable thumb, a good pair of socks or a ventilated driver’s seat – is usually something you don’t truly value until you lose it.

Now that’s probably not the exact situation facing Iowa State football fans with the news that their kicker, Kyle Konrardy, is out with a leg injury. The guy did can a school-record 63-yarder a couple weeks ago and followed that up with a game-winner against Iowa, after all, but his impending absence cer

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