TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Mason Heintschel threw for 321 yards and related with Desmond Reid on a pair of landing passes as Pittsburgh handed No. 25 Florida State its third straight convention loss on Saturday.

A real freshman, Heintschel accomplished 21 of 29 passes and had a pair of second-quarter interceptions within the 34-31 win. He has surpassed 300 passing yards in each of his begins, constructing off a rout of Boston Faculty 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).

The Panthers closed as 11.5-point underdogs earlier than the sport, making the victory their largest upset since beating No. 2 Miami in 2017 as 12-point underdogs, based on ESPN Analysis.

After a promising begin to the season, Florida State (3-3, 0-3) is in free fall following losses to Virginia, Miami and now Pittsburgh. Mike Norvell’s workforce has didn’t defeat an ACC opponent since a win over California greater than a yr in the past.

Tommy Castellanos accomplished 16 of 23 passes for 245 yards for the Seminoles on Saturday, together with a pair of touchdowns to Micahi Danzy — 58 yards within the fourth quarter and 33 yards within the second quarter.

However after FSU went forward 24-21 on Jake Weinberg’s 34-yard discipline objective 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 discipline targets after which Ja’Kyrian Turner’s 3-yard landing run capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with 2:28 left.

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