Terry Smith opens up on his special relationship with Nebraska HC Matt Rhule

Nov 8, 2025; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach Terry Smith prior to the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images | Matthew O'Haren-Imagn ImagesMatt Rhule, as a head coach, has given many people an opportunity to coach at the college level, and one of the first people he did that for was Terry Smith. Smith is now the interim head coach at Penn State and has been since the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin earlier this season.

Rhule has seen Smith on opposing sidelines before, but this time, he will see him as a head coach as Nebraska takes on Penn State this weekend, which could dig up some old…