Pittsburgh "true freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel is 140th in the nation with a 34.3 passing grade under pressure," according to Max Chadwick of Pro Football Focus. Chadwick also said, "The Hurricanes have the only defensive line in America that has 90-plus grades in pass rushing and in run defense this year."
Pittsburgh is 127th nationally, allowing 3.27 sacks per game. Dalton Wasserman of PFF reported that Heintschel has the 12th highest average time to throw nationally on his podcast with Chadwick, previewing the Miami game. Miami only allows opposing QBs about 2.