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.

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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 .

For years, Penn State had a pair of popular cheers, “The Nittany Lion” and "Short Yell State.” In the mid-1970s, according to Penn State historian Lou Prato, the Nittany Lions’ cheerleaders were awed when making road trips with the team to Ohio State and USC, both of which used call-and-response cheers among fans to liven the in-stadium atmosphere.

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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.

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

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