The mascot caught traction after appearing on the cover of the 1908 yearbook, and since then the Nittany Lion has stuck in the hearts and minds of Penn State alums. The original mascot costume ...

A Nittany Lion costume. By the time GameDay returned from commercial, Saban had the new outfit on and looked like a lifelong ...

The mascot caught traction after appearing on the cover of the 1908 yearbook, and since then the Nittany Lion has stuck in ...

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Nick Saban gifted Penn State Nittany Lion costume on 'College ...

What makes a lion "Nittany," anyway? According to the Penn State website, before 1904, the school didn't even have a mascot, save for a work mule named "Old Coaly" that helped in construction ...