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 ...

What makes a lion "Nittany," anyway? According to the Penn State website, before 1904, the school didn't even have a mascot, save for a work mule named "Old Coaly" that helped in construction ...

The Nittany Lion eventually replaced Old Coaly as the official mascot, but the memory of this hardworking horse endures in the annals of Penn State's history. Old Coaly, a significant part of Penn ...

STATE COLLEGE – It was only fitting that Penn State’s iconic Beaver Stadium press box was demolished during a literal White ...

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

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 ...

The Penn State Nittany Lions represent Pennsylvania State University in college football under NCAA Division I. The Nittany Lions have completed 131 college football seasons, as of January 2025 ...

Penn State fell to Notre Dame, 27-24, on a field goal with eight seconds remaining at the Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

What makes a lion "Nittany," anyway? According to the Penn State website, before 1904, the school didn't even have a mascot, save for a work mule named "Old Coaly" that helped in construction projects ...