TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Mason Heintschel threw for 321 yards and connected with Desmond Reid on a pair of touchdown passes as Pittsburgh defeated No. 25 Florida State 34-31 on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A true freshman,\u00a0Heintschel\u00a0completed 21 of 29 passes and tossed a pair of second-quarter interceptions. But he has surpassed 300 passing yards in both of his starts, building off\u00a0a rout of Boston College\u00a0last week with a road upset of the Seminoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reid had eight catches for 155 yards and 10 carries for 38 yards for Pittsburgh (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tommy Castellanos completed 16 of 23 passes for 245 yards for Florida State, including a pair of touchdowns to Micahi Danzy \u2014 58 yards in the fourth quarter and 33 yards in the second quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But after the Seminoles (3-3, 0-3) went ahead 24-21 on Jake Weinberg’s 34-yard field-goal attempt, Florida State fumbled at midfield and then went three-and-out. Later, while trailing 34-24, came Castellanos’ 58-yarder to Danzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Panthers finished with a pair of field goals and then Ja\u2019Kyrian Turner\u2019s 3-yard touchdown run capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with 2:28 left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pittsburgh got a boost from Reid, who hadn\u2019t played since\u00a0the loss to West Virginia\u00a0on Sept. 13. A Miami native, the 5-foot-8 Reid was a difference maker as he found openings in the middle of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Florida State ran for 170 yards but Caziah Holmes\u2019 fourth-quarter fumble near midfield halted a drive and took away some of the Seminoles\u2019 momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pittsburgh plays at Syracuse on Saturday. Florida State plays at Stanford on the same day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"