Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith all but eulogized the 2025 season for the Nittany Lions (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) following a loss to No. 1 Ohio State. In the face of disappointment, Smith returned to his tried-and-true metaphor about powering through the storm, but this time his heart didn't seem to be in it.
"They're obviously hurting," Smith said of his players in his postgame press conference. "We're in the middle of the storm and we just can't figure how to get out of it. The seniors are hurting, I feel awful for those guys to end their careers this way.