And school legend holds that a student suggested the Nittany Lion mascot as a rival to Princeton University’s tiger. The Nittany Lions went in to halftime of the Orange Bowl up 10-3 on Notre Dame.

So, Princeton Tiger, look out!” The name for the hastily dubbed beast would have more staying power than Mason could have ever imagined. In 1907, and with the university still without a mascot ...

Ysabella Olsen, an assistant editor for The Prospect, and Harrison Blank, a head Sports editor, spotlight the new uniforms ...

The origin of the mascot started with the Princeton Tigers boasting about their Tiger mascot on April 20, 1904. Harrison "Joe" Mason, the third-baseman of Pennsylvania State University then ...