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Pittsburgh Upsets No. 25 Florida State 34-31 Behind Freshman QB Mason Heintschel

The result hands Florida State a third consecutive ACC defeat.

Overview

  • True freshman Mason Heintschel passed for 321 yards on 21-of-29 with two touchdowns and two second-quarter interceptions.
  • Desmond Reid totaled 155 receiving yards on eight catches with two touchdown grabs and added 38 rushing yards on 10 carries.
  • Ja’Kyrian Turner capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 2:28 remaining to put Pitt up two scores.
  • Florida State’s Tommy Castellanos threw for 245 yards, including touchdown passes of 33 and 58 yards to Micahi Danzy.
  • Pitt improved to 4-2 (2-1 ACC) as an 11.5-point underdog in what ESPN Research called its biggest upset since 2017, while FSU fell to 3-3 (0-3 ACC) after a fourth-quarter fumble by Caziah Holmes stalled a drive.