STATE COLLEGE — Since he became Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith has put things bluntly.

Smith admits, after this weekend’s regular-season finale at Rutgers he’s not sure what comes next for a program still seeking a permanent head coach.

“We’re encouraging our guys to keep an open mind,” Smith said. “We don’t know what’s next, so the most important thing is that we go play hard Saturday, put on film what you want anybody to know about you on Saturday. We’ll cross that bridge when it comes.”

A win against the Scarlet Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) on Saturday will make Penn State (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) bowl eligible. It’ll be a consolation prize of sorts in a season that quickly devolved from a preseason No. 2 ranking to longtime coach James Franklin’s firing on Oct. 12 after Penn State

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