And while the gold-helmeted Fighting Irish are a well-understod mascot, Penn State’s Nittany Lions aren’t as obvious. So, ...

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 ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ― The man behind the mascot at Penn State is in trouble with the law. Police in State College, Pa., issued an underage drinking summons to Clint Gyory on Aug. 24.

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 ...

Mascot tradition: A Mechanicsburg native has been revealed as the Nittany Lion, the beloved Penn State mascot. As his senior year ends, he’ll trade in his costume for a uniform, as he finishes ...

The Penn State Nittany Lion finally has its place among the greats. The Nittany Lion was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame (which is a real place set to open in Whiting, Ind. in 2018 ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WHTM) – Have you ever wondered where Penn State got the idea to make the Nittany Lion their mascot? According to Penn State University, the idea was first formed 119 years ...