Penn State interim football coach Terry Smith won yet another game, and fired up his team afterward. The Nittany Lions are 6-6 on the year.

After James Franklin was fired, Terry Smith took over Penn State as the interim head coach. The early games didn’t show much impact, but in the last two matchups against Nebraska and Michigan State, everyone witnessed the dominance of Terry Smith and his Penn State squad.

As interim coach Terry Smith did his on-field interview, several players clustered behind him holding signs that read, "Hire Terry Smith." Moments earlier, Smith walked to midfield to shake hands with Matt Rhule -- the coach who gave him his first FBS opportunity at Temple more than a decade ago.

Schiano, Rutgers' head coach, was a Penn State assistant coach on the 1991 team. Terry Smith was a co-captain on that team.

Terry Smith’s popularity has grown to the point where he can’t even go get his car washed in State College any longer without being recognized. It’s clear there are many that hope the interim tag is dropped and he is named the next head coach to lead Penn State football.

The former Nittany Lion standout says the team’s culture has shifted for the better and credits Smith for restoring energy, confidence and connection.

Penn State’s run game will attempt to pick up where it left off vs. Nebraska last Saturday. The same goes for the Lions’ aggressive defense approach. PSU’s game plan for its Big Ten matchup at Rutgers this Saturday will probably look a lot like the Nebraska plan.

ESPN analyst Greg McElroy believes Penn State’s coaching search has effectively narrowed to two names in interim coach Terry Smith and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea. He laid out the case for both during this week’s Always College Football.