TALLAHASSEE — Mason Heintschel threw for 321 yards and linked with Desmond Reid on a pair of landing passes as Pittsburgh defeated No. 25 Florida State 34-31 on Saturday.
A real freshman, Heintschel accomplished 21 of 29 passes and tossed a pair of second-quarter interceptions. However he has surpassed 300 passing yards in each of his begins, constructing off a rout of Boston School final week with a street upset of the Seminoles.
Reid had eight catches for 155 yards and 10 carries for 38 yards for Pittsburgh (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Convention).
Tommy Castellanos accomplished 16 of 23 passes for 245 yards for Florida State, together with a pair of touchdowns to Micahi Danzy — 58 yards within the fourth quarter and 33 yards within the second quarter.
However after the Seminoles (3-3, 0-3) went forward 24-21 on Jake Weinberg’s 34-yard field-goal try, Florida State fumbled at midfield after which went three-and-out. Later, whereas trailing 34-24, got here Castellanos’ 58-yarder to Danzy.
The Panthers completed with a pair of subject objectives after which Ja’Kyrian Turner’s 3-yard landing run capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with 2:28 left.
The takeaway
Pittsburgh bought a lift from Reid, who hadn’t performed for the reason that loss to West Virginia on Sept. 13. A Miami native, the 5-foot-8 Reid was a distinction maker as he discovered openings in the course of the sector.
Florida State ran for 170 yards however Caziah Holmes’ fourth-quarter fumble close to midfield halted a drive and took away a number of the Seminoles’ momentum.
Up subsequent
Pittsburgh performs at Syracuse on Saturday. Florida State performs at Stanford on the identical day.
