After two offensive linemen lifted Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith onto their shoulders to celebrate his first victory Saturday night, both of Smith’s cell phones were flooded by hundreds of messages from well-wishers.

When he was asked Monday who was the most surprising person he heard from, Smith broke down several times during a heartfelt response that lasted nearly three minutes.

“Basically every person I’ve known in my entire life reached out to me,” he said. “People are super proud of me. It’s very humbling for me. … I apologize. It’s just humbling to sit in this seat. … There’s so many people in my life that speak life to me. And they all reached out.

“I’m just so blessed. God has been so good to me through everything in my life. I have the opportunity to be the head co

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