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Will Penn State keeping Terry Smith on Matt Campbell's staff heal wounds? Or deepen division?

Will Penn State keeping Terry Smith on Matt Campbell's staff heal wounds? Or deepen division?

Update: 2025-12-09
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Host Adam Bittner welcomes Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian Nittany Lions insider Isaiah Maldonado to react to Penn State's decision to keep interim coach Terry Smith on new head coach Matt Campbell's coaching staff following the latter's hiring over the weekend. This show is presented by FanDuel.


Was keeping Smith the right call? Both in terms of healing wounds from James Franklin's firing with players? And with fans who've wanted to see Joe Paterno's legacy further centered in the program? Or could the move set the stage for future division inside and outside the program? Especially if and when Campbell hits a rough patch? And what should we make of Campbell's reported choice to bring Jon Heacock with him from Iowa State as defensive coordinator? Presumably displacing Jim Knowles and his expensive contract?


Our duo tackles those questions, then ponders the matchup with Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl and the possible opt-outs of prominent names including Zane Durant, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton.


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Will Penn State keeping Terry Smith on Matt Campbell's staff heal wounds? Or deepen division?

Will Penn State keeping Terry Smith on Matt Campbell's staff heal wounds? Or deepen division?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette