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Pitt Opens as Heavy Underdog to Florida State

The Pitt Panthers are massive underdogs for a second consecutive week.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Opens as Heavy Underdog to Florida State
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PITTSBURGH -- For the second straight week, the Pitt Panthers are large underdogs to a highly-ranked opponent. 

The Panthers opened as 22.5-point underdogs, according to Action Network, to Florida State who will visit Pittsburgh this weekend looking to defend their undefeated record and top-four record. The point total line has been set at 51. 

The last time the Seminoles traveled to Pittsburgh, it was Labor Day of 2013. Pitt played its first-ever ACC game against freshman phenom Jameis Winston, who was making his first collegiate start and it showed early on as the unranked Panthers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

Winston and the then-No. 10 Seminoles eventually rallied for a 41-13 win behind 356 passing yards and four touchdowns from Winston before rolling to an undefeated season and national title.

Pitt owns a 6-4 edge in the all-time series against Florida State, including a 41-17 win down in Tallahassee in 2020 and victories in four of the last five meetings dating back to 1981.

This is just the third time the two teams have met as members of the ACC. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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