As Penn State's coaching search continues, one of the Nittany Lions' best former players made his voice heard. Packers star edge defender Micah Parsons said Penn State should elevate Terry Smith , who served as the team's interim coach after the program fired James Franklin.

Parsons, 26, said his relationship with Smith goes back to when he was 14 years old. Parsons starred at Penn State from 2018-19, recording five sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a sophomore in 2019. He opted out of the 2020 COVID-impacted season before going 12th overall to the Cowboys in 2021 NFL Draft .

Smith played wide receiver at Penn State from 1987-91 and has been on Penn State coaching staff since 2014, working his way up from cornerbacks coach to associate head coach to, after six games this season, i

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