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

Omari Evans finished first among Nittany Lion wideouts with five touchdowns and second with 415 yards in 2024.

Penn State football safety K.J. Winston Jr. declared for the 2025 NFL draft back on Dec. 12, announcing his decision on his Instagram account. Winston missed the majority of the 2024 season with an undisclosed injury but was considered one of the nation's top safeties heading into the season.

The West Virginia University track and field team concluded a weekend full of competition on Saturday at the Nittany Lion Challenge in University Park, Pennsylvania. Saturday’s meet was highlighted by redshirt sophomore Annishka McDonald,

Just because Carter and Hunter are the Top 2 prospects on ESPN's rankings doesn't necessarily mean they'll be the first two picks in the NFL draft. The Titans have several needs on the roster including quarterback, right tackle, wide receiver, edge rusher, inside linebacker, and safety.

The Nittany Lion women have won 10 of 11 games and the men have taken nine of 10, with both teams coming off wins Tuesday.

Former Penn State players have won 63 Super Bowl rings, and a former Nittany Lion has appeared in all but five Super Bowls in the big game's history. Right now, Penn State is guaranteed to add at ...

The top-ranked Nittany Lions defeated the No. 6 Cornhuskers 31-7. Sanderson said Penn State 'wrestled well enough' to win.

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.

Despite a strong three-point shooting performance from redshirt sophomore guard Moriah Murray, the Penn State women’s basketball team dropped an 82-61 decision to the No. 21/22 Michigan State Spartans inside the Breslin Student Events Center Wednesday night.

Desmeules leapfrogged Nittany Lion All-American Casimir Loxsom on the list and now sits fourth all-time. Ryan Henry placed second in men’s shot put, and first among collegians in the competition ...