Terry Smith is on a roll at Happy Valley. After securing his first win against Michigan State as an interim HC, the 56-year-old anchored Penn State to a 37-10 win against Nebraska. The game bolstered Smith’s chances for the permanent gig, and his players are leading the campaign.

“Coach Terry’s been honest with us. He told us from the get-go he wasn’t expecting his job. This was never a position he asked for,” Penn State DE Dani Dennis-Sutton said after the game . “But throughout that week, we started to gain confidence, and he told us that he wanted to be the next head coach. So that helped motivate us to be like, ‘All right, let’s do it for Coach Terry.’ Like he’s always been a leader for me. Before he was the head coach, I always respected Coach Terry, but now that he’s the head coac

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