May 18, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Junior linebacker Jason Cabinda (Flemington, N.J.) is among the 42 candidates on the preseason watch list for the 13th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy, as announced by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation.
The Lott IMPACT Trophy honors the top defensive player in college football who makes the biggest impact for his team, both on and off the field. The award is given to a distinguished young man who represents the qualities embodied by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott - Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Penn State's Carl Nassib won the award in 2015.
Cabinda garnered All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades and was an ECAC first team All-Star as a sophomore. Starting all 13 games, Cabinda led the team and was 15th in the Big Ten with 7.7 tackles per game. He had three games with 10 or more tackles last season after entering 2015 with a career high of eight tackles during his freshman season in 2014.
The native of Flemington, New Jersey had a career-high 14 tackles and recorded his first career sack and forced fumble against Army. He also had the game-clinching sack of A.J. Schurr on fourth-and-5. Cabinda also had 10 stops against Maryland and 13 tackles against Michigan State. In the TaxSlayer Bowl against Georgia, Cabinda piled up eight tackle with 1.5 tackles for loss. He combined with Garrett Sickels for a stop behind the line on fourth-and-2 in the fourth quarter to give Penn State the ball with a chance to tie the game with under two minutes remaining.
Penn State opens the 2016 campaign against Kent State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, September 3.
Season tickets for the 2016 campaign, which includes five Big Ten home games for the first time are on sale, with more than 3,200 new season tickets having been sold. There will not be any increase in the price of Penn State football season tickets or Nittany Lion Club donation levels for next season.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing new 2016 season tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 10 a.m-6 p.m.