PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi keeps putting tests in front of Mason Heintschel . And the Pittsburgh freshman quarterback keeps passing.

The latest came at halftime last weekend at Florida State after Heintschel had thrown interceptions on consecutive possessions to give the Seminoles momentum.

Narduzzi has been around plenty of quarterbacks during his 35-year coaching career. Not all of them handled adversity well. Their demeanor shifts.

Not Heintschel’s.

“He continues to come back,” Narduzzi said. “He’s just got a swagger about him and a confidence that it doesn’t matter.”

Two hours later, Heintschel was kneeling to finish off a 34-31 stunner, an upset the Panthers pulled off thanks in large part to a 321-yard, two-touchdown performance by their teenage quarterback who hardly lo

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