Source: https://4thstcog.com/theology/your-question-why-are-they-called-demon-
deacons.html
Penn State
Let's start with a geography lesson: Penn State
is located at the foot of Mount Nittany in the
heart of the Nittany Valley. This is where
Nittany comes from when calling Penn State's
mascot a "Nittany Lion." In 1906, Penn State
students chose the mountain lion as their
mascot, which roamed the mountains of
central Pennsylvania in earlier times.
Inspired by the Princeton Tiger, Joe Mason '07,
pushed for Penn State to adopt a school
mascot. The student newspaper sponsored the
campaign, and Penn State became the first
university in the nation to adopt a lion as its
mascot (probably).
After a short stint wearing black and pink as
their school colors, the school adopted blue
and white in the 1880s.
Let's start with a geography lesson: Penn State is
located at the foot of Mount Nittany in the heart of
the Nittany Valley. This is where Nittany comes from
when calling Penn State's mascot a "Nittany Lion."
In 1906, Penn State students chose the mountain
lion as their mascot, which roamed the mountains
of central Pennsylvania in earlier times. Inspired by
the Princeton Tiger, Joe Mason '07, pushed for Penn
State to adopt a school mascot. The student
newspaper sponsored the campaign, and Penn State
became the first university in the nation to adopt a
lion as its mascot (well, probably).
After a short stint wearing black and pink as their
school colors, the school adopted blue and white in
the 1880s.
