Terry Smith was the longest-tenured member of James Franklin’s football staff at Penn State. He worked alongside Franklin from the massive NCAA sanctions, to the unlikely Big Ten championship in 2016, ...

College football’s a bastion for chaos, the kind of enterprise where unexpected occurrences are routine. Still, what happened on Sunday, Oct. 12 qualifies as a surprise. Fewer than 24 hours after a ...

Terry Smith has been a part of the Penn State coaching staff since joining the program in 2014. Dan Rainville / USA Today Network Penn State’s 2025 season has gone from bad to worse. Despite the ...

(WHTM) — Penn State announced that Associate Head Football Coach Terry Smith will serve as the Nittany Lions’ interim head football coach after James Franklin was fired on Sunday. Penn State’s Vice ...

Terry Smith named Penn State interim head coach after James Franklin's firing. Smith leverages recruiting ties and roster relationships to retain and recruit talent. Athletic director and alumni ...

STATE COLLEGE | Terry Smith couldn’t fathom on Sunday that he was about to become Penn State’s interim football coach. On Monday, he embraced it. “When I woke up yesterday morning, I had no idea I was ...

Michigan State's Jonathan Smith is the No. 27 highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey. The Spartans coach is set to earn a total of $7,350,000, not ...

Michigan State will take on UCLA at home this week, looking to rebound from two consecutive losses. A third straight defeat would send MSU’s season into a tailspin, leaving the pathway to three more ...

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UPDATE: Brian Smith now has a formal, fully executed agreement with Ohio University. The school provided the contract to USA TODAY Sports on Friday, Oct. 10, one day after USA TODAY Sports reported on ...