STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WHTM) — We now know who the Nittany Lion was for the past three years. Penn State’s mascot role is held by one student at a time, the university said Saturday night, and their ...

Mason Reber revealed as Penn State Nittany Lion after three years of service Reber, a civil engineering student and Army ROTC cadet, led a stadium chant Penn State noted Reber’s leadership, academics ...

Mason Reber grew up watching Penn State football with his family in Beaver Stadium, and believed the Nittany Lion mascot was the best part of those games. “I thought he was a superhero,” Reber said.