Lion watching the entrance is a photograph by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography which was uploaded on March 1st, 2013.
Lion watching the entrance
The tunnel entrance is from the season opener in Beaver Stadium 2012. It is also Bill O'Brien's first game as the Nittany Lion's head coach. The... more
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Lion watching the entrance
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Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
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The tunnel entrance is from the season opener in Beaver Stadium 2012. It is also Bill O'Brien's first game as the Nittany Lion's head coach. The entrance is a Nittany Lions tradition in which the head coach leads the team from the locker room under the South side of the stadium to the tunnel to a closed metal gate reading "PENN STATE" in bold Arial font. When the team arrives at the gate, the Nittany Lion would open the gate and motion for the team to walk through it, as if welcoming the team to the field. The team would then linger until four minutes were left on the pregame clock, and then the head coach leads the team through the tunnel created by the Blue Band.The mascot was the creation of Penn State senior H. D. "Joe" Mason in 1907. While on a 1904 trip to Princeton University, Mason had been embarrassed that Penn State did not have a mascot. Mason did not let that deter him: he fabricated the Nittany Lion on the spot and proclaimed that it would easily defeat the Princeton Bengal tiger.
Native American words (loosely pronounced as "neet-a-nee") named after the cougars that roamed the mountain or "single mountain" - a protective barrier against the elements. Today it is to all sports teams are united as One Team United
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