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 ...

Then there’s the Penn State Nittany Lions. REQUIRED READING ... thousands of other students regularly passed by. The nickname soon started to take off, albeit with some initial confusion.

It also seeks to fundraise for individual Penn State teams under the new revenue-sharing model coming to college athletics ... one point of access for Nittany Lions athletes.

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 ...