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

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 ...

For years, Penn State had a pair of popular cheers, “The Nittany Lion” and "Short Yell State.” In the mid-1970s, according to ...

Both Notre Dame and Penn State wouldn’t have played in the College Football Playoff semifinal in past years despite their ...

If you're a Nittany Lions fan, or just someone who enjoys watching running backs rip defenses into tiny pieces, this should make you very happy, and it ensures that Penn State will be back ...

Shortly after that student graduated, Penn State went nearly two full decades without a costumed Nittany Lion until 1939, when a costume much more closely resembling a mountain lion debuted and ...