PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Penn State’s roller coaster 2025 regular season has reached its conclusion, with the Nittany Lions winning three straight games to earn a bowl game.

But now comes uncertainty.

Penn State needs a new head coach. Players will have the opportunity to enter the transfer portal shortly after. An entire coaching staff will need to be filled out.

And it all starts with the man who has led this second-half turnaround toward bowl eligibility: interim head coach Terry Smith.

Two weeks ago, after Penn State broke a six-game losing streak at Michigan State, players gave Smith a Gatorade bath and carried him on their shoulders.

One week ago, after Smith won his first game at Beaver Stadium over Nebraska, the crowd broke into multiple “TERR-Y, TERR-Y, TERR-Y” chants and players

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