STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State senior who plays the Nittany Lion mascot was arrested on a DUI charge and his status for the Rose Bowl is in doubt, police and school officials said.

James Sheep was pulled over on campus around 3:15 a.m. on Nov. 22, hours before Penn State's 49-18 win over Michigan State, University Police Capt. Bill Moerschbacher said Monday. The officer saw that the vehicle was overloaded, with passengers piled onto each other and blocking the driver's view.

Sheep was charged with DUI and summary traffic violations.

At the Michigan State game, the final home game of the year, Sheep was honored for serving as the mascot since January 2007.