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It was open season on top ACC quarterbacks this spring

Jimbo Fisher was pulling the non-contact jerseys from his Florida State quarterbacks, but he had one final piece of instruction for how his defense should treat the quarterbacks.

"Knock the piss outta his ass," Fisher said. "They're on the other team."

How many coaches are putting that bullseye on the program centerpiece? In a spring scrimmage, Fisher made his quarterbacks "live," meaning they were allowed to be tackled. Florida State was part of a common theme in the ACC this spring -- quarterbacks under friendly fire.

Clemson made its quarterbacks live twice, including Saturday's spring game, for the first time in 25 years.