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.

Penn State’s 2024 season has come to a disappointing close with a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Now it’s time to turn the page and look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the current state of Penn State football.

Known by many names across country, a mountain lion is the same animal as a puma, cougar, panther, or catamount, depending on where you are. The fierce cat is so popular that doze

The West Virginia University track and field team brings home four first place medals after a stellar performance at the YSU Collegiate Invitational on Friday evening in Youngstown, Ohio. The first gold medal of the day was snagged by sophomore Izayah Everett,

Penn State will have one of its bigger duals of the early Big Ten wrestling season Friday night when it heads on the road to take on the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers. The bout will feature plenty of ranked wrestlers on both sides, with more than a few unbeaten records potentially on the line in Lincoln.

The West Virginia University track and field team returns to action for the YSU Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 17 and the Nittany Lion Challenge on Jan. 18. Friday’s YSU

Defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton (6-5, 266) was a force opposite Abdul Carter and could wind up on multiple preseason All-America teams. Dennis-Sutton had eight sacks, 13 tackles for loss, nine quarterback hurries, an interception and two fumble recoveries last year.

In the end though, several expected Nittany Lion players stepped up and played critical roles for Penn State. This FOS 247 Player of the Game cote was perhaps the closest of the season with DE ...

Heading into Sunday’s game against No. 15 Oregon, Penn State was 1.5-point underdogs in an arena it hadn’t lost a game in since February 2024.

But how did the name come to be? And what, exactly, is a Nittany Lion? Heading into its Orange Bowl matchup against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals Thursday, here’s a ...

He ultimately played just nine snaps in 2024 under new head coach Mike Elko. The post Penn State DE Dani Dennis-Sutton the latest Nittany Lion to confirm he’ll return appeared first on On3.

Abdul Carter could wind up as the NFL Draft’s No. 1 overall pick in April. Safety Jaylen Reed was one of Penn State’s most versatile players. But there’s an argument to be made that nobody was more valuable in 2024 than King. There was a steep dropoff at linebacker without him on the field.