The Nittany part of Penn State’s mascot is unique to the school, though. It’s taken from Mount Nittany, a mountain ridge near ...

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College ...

During the 1946 season, the Nittany Lions were scheduled to face off on the road against that same Miami program. Given the Jim Crow laws of the state, Miami requested that Penn State not bring ...

A statue of the Penn State Nittany Lion mascot sits casually on the other, right leg resting on left knee. The benches represent a choice: One side or the other, but you’ve got to pick one ...

Defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton (6-5, 266) was a force opposite Abdul Carter and could wind up on multiple preseason ...

Penn State scored a massive win on Monday, when running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen announced that they would both ...

Well, most of the team was, at least. Before the Orange Bowl kicked off, the Penn State cheerleading squad, including the Nittany Lion mascot, caught up with Peter, the beloved golden retriever of ...

And while the gold-helmeted Fighting Irish are a well-understod mascot, Penn State’s Nittany Lions aren’t as obvious. So, what is a Nittany Lion? The Nittany Lion is more than just a symbol of ...

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College campus until the late 19th century. One of the Nittany Lions ...