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Terry Smith earns strong player support after the Nebraska win, as Nittany Lions rally behind their interim coach with public endorsements.
Terry Smith got a ringing endorsement from his players to become the permanent head coach of Penn State football. Currently the interim coach, Smith led the Nittany Lions to a dominant 37-10 victory against Nebraska on Saturday,
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Nebraska is led by third-year head coach Matt Rhule, a Penn State alumnus and State College area native. The Cornhuskers, much like Penn State, are onto their backup quarterback after starter Dylan Raiola sustained a season-ending injury.
Rhule hired Smith to coach with him at Temple in 2013. They'll meet again when the Nittany Lions host the Cornhuskers in a Big Ten game.
Whether he gets the interim tag dropped or not remains to be seen, but Terry Smith is continuing to strengthen his case to be the permanent coach at Penn State. The NIttany Lions put together perhaps their best game of the season,