Many NFL talents have come through the Penn State Nittany Lions pipeline and gone on to have tremendous careers at the next level, but at this moment the program is in turmoil after firing head coach James Franklin and struggling to find a suitable replacement with the college football regular season almost over.

Penn State has hired a new head coach — and is retaining its interim coach, too. Terry Smith, the Nittany Lions’ beloved assistant turned interim coach, is expected to remain at Penn State on Matt Campbell’s staff,