IOWA CITY, Iowa – James Franklin has often said that if he wanted the truth inside the Penn State football program, he knew Terry Smith would give it to him.

That didn’t change after the Nittany Lions’ 25-24 loss to Iowa Saturday night, Smith’s first game as interim head coach.

He didn’t pull any punches when he made his first comments immediately afterwards, detailing the problems on offense first.

“We continue to not be able to throw the ball down the field or even throw the ball in the intermediate zone,” Smith said. “We have to get that fixed.

“It’s tough when the secondary is sitting on your intermediate (routes). There’s no separation. Every throw has to be in a tight window. We have to be able to push the ball down the field.”

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