STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State linebacker Jason Cabinda shook his head and smiled after hearing how much -- 111 points -- the Nittany Lions outscored opponents in the fourth quarter.
He hadn’t before seen that stat, nor was he aware his team’s fourth-quarter point margin is at least double that of 121 other FBS teams. He knew No. 5 Penn State was dominant -- but he didn’t know the extent. He had no idea the Nittany Lions lead the entire nation in that category and enter the bowl season with a considerably higher margin than even runner-up Alabama (85 points).