Michael Robinson spent the NBC halftime from Beaver Stadium in Week 13 making the case for Terry Smith to keep the head coaching job full time.
Penn State’s coaching search has gone stale since the program moved on from James Franklin early this season. LSU, Florida, and Auburn have opened up to clutter the coaching carousel, and extensions for Curt Cignetti, Matt Rhule, and Mike Elko took top candidates off the board.
Meanwhile, James Franklin has settled in at Virginia Tech and has already started to pluck recruits and staff away from Happy Valley.