Thomas Castellanos helps Boston College stun No. 10 FSU

Thomas Castellanos helps Boston College stun No. 10 FSU

Thomas Castellanos threw for 106 yards and two of his three total touchdowns as visiting Boston College earned a 28-13, season-opening win over No. 10 Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference gam

Thomas Castellanos threw for 106 yards and two of his three total touchdowns as visiting Boston College earned a 28-13, season-opening win over No. 10 Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Eagles (1-0, 1-0 ACC) possessed the ball for 39:09, rushed for 263 of its 369 total yards, and scored in four red zone trips en route to their first season-opening victory over a ranked opponent since 1976.

Kye Robichaux rushed for a touchdown and caught another from Castellanos, who was 10-for-16 passing and also added 73 rush yards as Boston College built a 14-0 lead and never looked back.

Florida State transfer Treshaun Ward led the Eagles with 61 receiving yards and a touchdown while rushing for 77 more.

Florida State (0-2, 0-2) quarterback DJ Uiagalelei was 21-for-42 for 272 yards and a touchdown, but threw an interception and was sacked three times.

Kentron Poitier had three catches for 79 yards and a score in the loss.

The Seminoles are the fourth Preseason AP Top 10 team to start 0-2 in the past 10 seasons, earning that dubious distinction for the second time in that span (2017).

In the first quarter, Boston College orchestrated a 14-play, 71-yard scoring drive while limiting the hosts to just 51 seconds of possession. Three third-down conversions fueled a red-zone march that culminated with Castellanos diving in for a 4-yard touchdown four seconds into the second quarter.

Ward was the top target on the Eagles’ second touchdown drive, taking a 13-yard catch-and-score to the front corner of the end zone at the 9:58 mark. Four plays earlier, he also had a key 42-yard reception and burst up the sideline.

Florida State worked inside the 10-yard line on its final two second-half series before settling for two field goals by Ryan Fitzgerald.

It was also an inauspicious start to the second half for the Seminoles, as Uiagalelei’s fourth-and-5 pass was intercepted and returned 58 yards across the field. Two plays later, Robichaux caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Castellanos.

Uiagalelei found Poitier for a pair of 29-yard catches to trim Florida State’s deficit to 21-13, but the visitors marched 60 yards on the next eight plays and made it a two-score game on another Robichaux touchdown.