Terry Smith wasn’t hesitant about staying on the Penn State football coaching staff, especially after agreeing to a lucrative four-year contract and learning he’d be working for Matt Campbell.

They’ve known each other since 2011 when Campbell was the 32-year-old head coach at Toledo and Smith was the head coach at Gateway High School in Pittsburgh.

“I know what he’s about,” Smith said Tuesday during a Pinstripe Bowl press conference. “At this point in my career I truly can only work for certain types of individuals. We’re aligned at the point of he’s blue-collar. He creates toughness, discipline and the core values of what Penn State represents.”

It’s unclear exactly what Smith’s role will be on Campbell’s staff, but he will coach the Nittany Lions (6-6) against Clemson (7-5) in the Pin

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