And school legend holds that a student suggested the Nittany Lion mascot as a rival to Princeton University’s tiger. The Nittany Lions went in to halftime of the Orange Bowl up 10-3 on Notre Dame.

So, Princeton Tiger, look out!” The name for the hastily dubbed beast would have more staying power than Mason could have ever imagined. In 1907, and with the university still without a mascot ...

On April 20 of that year, a handful of Princeton players jeered Penn State's team as they arrived, pointing to a statue of their own mascot, the Bengal Tiger, as some show of strength. Mason ...