The last time fans at Beaver Stadium chanted a coach’s name, they were calling for James Franklin to be fired. But Saturday night was different. Senior Day and Kaytron Allen’s record-breaking performance against Nebraska were overshadowed by players holding “Hire Terry Smith” signs and the crowd chanting the interim coach’s name.

Terry Smith’s sudden candidacy has complicated things for athletic director Pat Kraft and changed the tenor of Penn State ’s all-important coaching search.

Smith has done enough to garner enough support to openly campaign for a job he is unlikely to be hired for. Against the backdrop of a methodical coaching search — causing some fans to panic over who’s even left to hire — Smith has done his best to position himself as an immediate option. With the backing

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