Come Saturday night, Penn State football ... own mascot, the Bengal Tiger, as some show of strength. Mason, according to legend, made up the "Nittany Lion" on the spot, pulling out the name ...

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 ...

More than eight minutes into Penn State’s first ... allowing programs to fill out larger rosters with walk-ons, who DeLuca called the "backbone of college football." “There's a ton of ...