Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Nittany is the name of a local mountain. Mount Nittany used to have mountian lions on it back when this was "The Farmer's High School", so our mascot was chosen as such.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittany_Lion
very cool. my wife, who's from Pittsburgh, couldn't answer that question for me. But then again, she went to Duquesne. 
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