Nittany

•Scouting report: Only the fifth player in Nittany Lions history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a career.

Cal's Lynch a solid No. 2 among RB crop 2007

Key man in Nittany Lions 'stingy defense for two years.

USATODAY.com - Defensive backs: Early rounds loaded with speed, size 2006

It was one of the few times all day that the Chippewa offense was deep in Nittany Lion territory and led to a 31-yard field goal by Rick Albreski.

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

His name is Tom Bradley, Golden said, referring to the Nittany Lions' interim coach who wants the job on a more permanent basis.

The Seattle Times 2011

"Nittany," someone finally explained, was "a native American expression for 'drunk frat boy falling off curb.'"

Guernica Magazine 2009

Abuse Claims Less Likely to Be Ignored Residents of Mill Hall, where many are employed by Penn State and have grown up rooting for its Nittany Lions and the team's revered coach, Joe Paterno, have had their faith in the university shaken.

A Hometown Torn by Scandal Kris Maher 2011

Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died Sunday at age 85, a little more than two months after he was fired midway through his 46th season leading the Nittany Lions.

Penn State's Coach Was No Ordinary Joe 2012

Dressed for decades in basic blue-and-white uniforms with no names on the backs of their jerseys, the Nittany Lions became synonymous with old-school, fundamental football.

Joe Paterno Dies at 85 Darren Everson 2012

Puskar/Associated Press SHATTERED TENURE: President Graham Spanier and Coach Joe Paterno, above at a Nittany Lions home game in October, were ousted Wednesday night amid repercussions of a child sex-abuse scandal at the university.

Paterno Ousted at Penn State John W. Miller 2011

Jan. 1, 1983: Nittany Lions win their first national championship.

Paterno Ousted at Penn State John W. Miller 2011