Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft said emphatically that interim head coach Terry Smith would be a candidate for the full-time job this offseason .

But for Smith to earn the job, with Kraft seeking national championships and leaving little room for error in his next hire, Penn State likely would have needed a miraculous turnaround in the 2025 season.

After a fourth-straight loss at Iowa, that’s far from a reality. And the sledding only gets tougher with games against No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana up next.

Still, Smith is a Penn State lifer. He should be a prime candidate to remain on staff under the next head coach.

He expressed interest in that idea this week.

“I love Penn State. Any opportunity that will present itself, I would pray on it and would entertain the opportu

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