Penn State lost third-string quarterback Jaxon Smolik to a long-term injury earlier this year. The second-year Nittany Lion from West Des Moines, Iowa, suffered an undisclosed setback midway through spring practice. However, fans and media members at West Virginia that he was on the travel roster for the opener. And, he gone through pregame work ever since. What’s the latest on his status as the team prepares to take on Illinois on Saturday in primetime on NBC at Beaver Stadium? “Jaxon is able to do only what you have seen so far,” Franklin said. “He’s been cleared to throw pat and gos in preg…