Seminole Sunday Sauce — Oct. 12, 2025: FSU Suffers Third Straight Loss vs. Pitt
What had the promise of a season to remember is turning into another to forget for Florida State football. The 25th-ranked Seminoles suffered a third straight loss on Saturday, falling at home to Pittsburgh, 34-31.
FSU was terrorized by Pitt true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel, who threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns. As a team, the Panthers finished with 476 yards of offense.
FSU took a 21-14 lead into the locker room on Tommy Castellanos’ 25-yard touchdown pass to Landen Thomas late in the first half. Pitt, however, punted just once in the second half. Trey Butkowski’s field goal with 7:15 remaining put the Panthers ahead for good.
FSU finished with 415 yards of offense but it wasn’t enough. Castellanos passed for 245 yards and three touchdowns in the loss. Micahi Danzy led the Seminoles with seven catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
Earl Little and Edwin Joseph each had interceptions for the FSU defense. The Seminoles, however, allowed the Panthers to go 3-for-3 on fourth-down tries. Heintschel led Pitt with 64 yards rushing.
With the loss, FSU has dropped three straight games after an 3-0 start and has lost eight straight ACC games going back to last season. The disappointing stretch has FSU fans questioning head coach Mike Norvell’s future. The Seminoles will try to bounce back next week at Stanford.
FOOTBALL
Record: 3-3 (0-3 ACC)
Ranking: No. 25 AP
Past Week: (0-1), lost to Pittsburgh on Saturday, 34-31
Upcoming: at Stanford (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 13 nationally, second in ACC* (25 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU is reeling after a 3-0 start. The future of head coach Mike Norvell seems very much in jeopardy.
Soccer
Record: 8-1-2 (4-1-1 ACC)
Ranking: No. 5 United Soccer Coaches
Past Week: (0-1), lost at Notre Dame on Thursday, 4-2
Upcoming: vs. Stanford (Thursday)
Recognitions: Jordynn Dudley, F (MAC Hermann Trophy midseason watch list); Heather Gilchrist, D (MAC Hermann Trophy midseason watch list)
Wrap-up: FSU missed a big opportunity this week as it let a 2-0 lead slip away at No. 2 Notre Dame.
CROSS COUNTRY
Ranking: Men No. 11 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 4 USTFCCCA South Region
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Pre-Nationals (Friday)
Recognitions: Rylee Blade (ACC Women’s Freshman of the Week)
Wrap-up: FSU will head to Missouri for its final event before the ACC Championships.
Volleyball
Record: 8-6 (2-3 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-1), lost at NC State on Sunday, 3-2; lost to SMU on Friday, 3-1
Upcoming: vs. Pittsburgh (Sunday); at Stanford (Thursday); at California (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will try again to notch a top-10 home win before heading west.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 24 WGCA Coaches Poll
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Jim West Challenge (Oct. 19-20)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will head to Texas for its next-to-last event of the fall.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 15 Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Past Week: Finished fifth at Hamptons Intercollegiate
Upcoming: Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 24-26)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After a decent showing in New York, led by Jack Bigham, FSU has one event remaining this fall.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 18 CSCAA Coaches Poll
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Georgia Tech Dual Meet Tournament (Friday and Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU’s men were ranked in the preseason poll. The Seminoles head to Atlanta as a top-20 team.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 1 nationally*, first in ACC (4 total commitments)
Wrap-up: Head coach Luke Loucks, Kobe Magee and Chauncey Wiggins represented FSU at ACC Tipoff this week.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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