The nickname soon started to take off, albeit with some initial confusion. The first Nittany Lion mascot costume a student sported in 1921 was of an African lion, mane and all, which came from a ...

I guess I’ll love that dilapidated, Party City-looking mascot Nittany Lion. This Saturday Ohio State ... you can the person's face inside the costume’s mouth, and the face is in a perpetual ...