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.

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

Penn State wrestling has its first road Big Ten match of the 2024-2025 season tonight when it takes on Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. The No. 1 Nittany Lions are 7-0 while the No. 6 Cornhuskers are 6-1.

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.

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

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.

Nittany Lion fans thank the dynamic running back duo for their combined CFP performance against Boise State, giving them each the Penn State Player of the Game honor. The No. 6 seed Penn State ...

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,

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 ...

The good news continues to file in for Penn State’s 2025 season, as defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton became the latest player to announce that he’ll be returning for his senior season. A former five-star recruit from Millsboro,

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.