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’ historic rivals, the Pitt Panthers, has a similar taxonomic nickname for a similar reason.

The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after James Franklin's squad was eliminated in the semifinals of the College

The Nittany part of Penn State’s mascot is unique to the school, though. It’s taken from Mount Nittany, a mountain ridge near the campus. And school legend holds that a student suggested the Nittany Lion mascot as a rival to Princeton University’s tiger .

Penn State football defensive tackle Coziah Izzard has declared for the 2025 NFL draft, he announced on Saturday. He is the eighth Nittany Lion and the seventh player on defense to declare for the upcoming NFL draft. Izzard originally committed to the Nittany Lions back in 2020 as a four-star recruit out of Laurel, Maryland.

Junior defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton has joined a handful of Nittany Lion teammates in recently ... Tracking PSU transfers:Penn State football transfer portal tracker: Who's in, out for Nittany Lions A new DC for PSU?A new defensive leader for Penn ...

The Nittany Lions could look quite different in 2025, as the program awaits decisions from several key players.

But the Nittany Lions gave up just one more heavyweight ... Resilient Nittany Lion:From Haiti to Penn State football to the CFP: Why Smith Vilbert never 'gave up.' A solid evening of taking ...

BOOM! Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss land former Penn State wide receiver Harrison Wallace, nation's top available portal wide receiver

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff is down ... faces No. 6 Penn State (13-2) in the Orange Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN). It’s two historic programs meeting up in the Irish and Nittany Lions, with Notre Dame having won 11 national titles and Penn State ...

On the outskirts of Miami on Thursday night, two of college football ... Lion” and "Short Yell State.” In the mid-1970s, according to Penn State historian Lou Prato, the Nittany Lions ...

Penn State wide receiver Harrison Wallace III is expected to enter the transfer portal after finishing the 2024 season as the Nittany Lions' leading pass catcher, 247Sports/CBS Sp

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