Taking over a program that’s wobbling after three straight losses to ranked teams is not everyone’s cup of tea. Yet , interim head coach Terry Smith stepped in after three tough losses against Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio State and still managed to lead his team to its first win against MSU under his leadership . And the grind’s paying off big time as CBS Sports slides him into its weekly rankings.

After handing a real scare to second-ranked Indiana with a close loss of 24-27, Terry Smith showed what he’s capable of, especially playing with freshman Etahn Grunkmeyer, after QB Drew Allar went out for the season with an injury. All of his efforts finally showed up on paper after CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz dropped their conference head coaches of the week and had Smith’s name right on it. Wha

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