Professor Stephen F. Ross writes op-ed urging Penn State to hire Terry Smith

UNIVERSITY PARK—Professor Stephen F. Ross recently penned an op-ed for StateCollege.com entitled “Why Hiring Terry Smith Is the Smart Strategy for Penn State.”

Ross argues that hiring the former Nittany Lion player and longtime assistant as the new head football coach at Penn State makes a lot of sense. “The groundswell of fan, alumni and letterman support for Penn State interim coach Terry Smith is not just sentimentality,” Ross writes. “This spontaneous outpouring gives the trustees, President Neeli Bendapudi and Vice President Pat Kraft the opportunity to pivot from the misguided ‘Natty or Bust’ strategy that ended in the disappointing failure of James Franklin’s tenure as head football coach.”

You can read the op-ed by clicking here.

Stephen F. Ross is Lewis H. Vovakis Distinguished Faculty Scholar; Professor of Law; and Executive Director, Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society. Professor Ross teaches and writes in the disparate areas of Sports Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Statutory Interpretation.