Beaver Stadium didn't wait for the final whistle to make its preference known. Long before the clock drained in Penn State's 37-10 win against Nebraska , a verdict had already been delivered. Throughout the second half, a low rumble built into a full-throated chant -- "Terry! Terry!" -- echoing from the student section outward throughout Happy Valley.

Those chants didn't stop when the game ended, either. As interim coach Terry Smith did his on-field interview , several players clustered behind him holding signs that read, "Hire Terry Smith." Moments earlier, Smith walked to midfield to shake hands with Matt Rhule -- the coach who gave him his first FBS opportunity at Temple more than a decade ago. It carried a certain symmetry: acknowledgment from a former mentor, followed by an

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