Interim coach Terry Smith, who played for Joe Paterno from 1987-1991 and was hired by Franklin when he became Penn State’s head coach in 2014, is the man tabbed with pulling the Nittany Lions out of their funk. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Nick Saban's wife, Terry Saban, addressed speculation Saturday about her husband possibly taking the vacant head coaching job at Penn State.

During an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt threw out an audacious name for the Penn State head coaching