The Florida State Seminoles will take the field on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Panthers. FSU is looking to win its second consecutive road game, which would make them 5-5 and put them one win away from bowl eligibility.

This won't be an easy task for FSU. Pittsburgh is good on offense and defense, so they'll need to put together a complete game plan on both sides of the ball to make it happen. More specifically, FSU's defense has to show up against a very capable offense on the other side.

Here are five reasons why FSU will rise to the occasion and get the win.

Riding the wave of a huge win

Momentum is a very real thing in the game of football. After firing Mike Norvell and other position coaches, Florida State went into its game against the Boston College Eagles carrying a ton of uncertainty for the future. However, they were able to pull out a tough road win for the first time in almost three years with interim head coach Rick Stockstill at the helm. It was the kind of win that FSU can build on, and it'll help them versus Pittsburgh.

Amari Thomas has another big game

Arguably the biggest challenge for Florida State will be establishing a run game against Pittsburgh's second-ranked run defense. With that said, the Seminoles' offensive line, which has been solid all year, will have their best performance and allow Thomas to use his explosiveness to keep the chains moving and eat up the clock, and it'll also open up the passing game.

Trio of wide receivers will produce big

This game is another prime opportunity for Micahi Danzy, Jayvan Boggs, and Jasen Lopez to shine with Duce Robinson out for the year. All three are extremely talented, and with FSU's offensive line keeping quarterback Ashton Daniels upright, these three will make some key catches and big-time plays to put up points for the Seminoles.

Florida State's defense will get some key stops

Pittsburgh is too talented on offense to be held down for 60 minutes. There will be some frustrating drives for them, but FSU's defense will manage to get Pittsburgh's offense off the field in some big moments of the game and give their offense great opportunities to score. They'll need to for Florida State to win.

FSU's defense will get some turnovers

As mentioned, Florida State will get some big stops defensively. Nothing is more backbreaking than turnovers, though, and FSU will come up with a few on defense to set up their offense with easy chances to score. It's the perfect recipe for a road win, and the Seminoles will accomplish this under interim defensive coordinator Ernie Sims.