Following the launch, new Nittany Lion products will be available across all retail locations that offer Penn State merchandise. The initial idea for Penn State’s Nittany Lion mascot was formed ...

The fierce cat is so popular that dozens of colleges have a mascot named for it. The Nittany part of Penn State’s mascot is unique to the school, though. It’s taken from Mount Nittany, a ...

Murphy came across a scholarly article about poetic portraiture and thought it would make for a great collaborative project, ...

Founded in 1855, Penn State adopted the Nittany Lion as its mascot in 1904 and has been using various images of the animal, along with the school’s seal and other logos, for decades, the lawsuit ...

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 through the mid-1800s.

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 02: The Penn State Nittany Lions mascot performs prior to the 2023 Rose Bowl Game against the Utah Utes at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Pasadena ...

Penn State's mascot, the Nittany Lion, poses for a picture at the Penn State vs. Ohio State game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in State College, Pa. Show Caption HARRY FISHER / TMC ...

And school legend holds that a student suggested the Nittany Lion mascot as a rival to Princeton University’s tiger. The Nittany Lions went in to halftime of the Orange Bowl up 10-3 on Notre Dame.