When Florida State practice wrapped up Monday afternoon, coach Jimbo Fisher faced the inevitable questions about his star quarterback and the code of conduct hearing that is now in the past.

Fisher did not offer much insight into what Jameis Winston is thinking now that he has been cleared, other than, "It is a relief. ...He's focused on the team like he always is. ...There was a lot of scrutiny on it. But I'm glad it's over with and move on."

Even when Fisher delivered one little nugget, he quickly added a clarifier. Fisher was asked how Winston looked Monday during practice -- the last one the Seminoles will hold until Saturday in California, when they begin final preparations for the College Football Playoff semifinal against Oregon.

"He was really good today," Fisher said. "He had a bounce in his step."

Extra bounce because Winston got the resolution he wanted from the hearing?

Here comes the qualifier.

"But I think they're excited about going home for Christmas," Fisher added. "But he had a really good one today."

Fisher typically saves his most effusive commentary about his players and about his team when he is standing behind a podium, not in a brief post-practice interview. His answers were to be expected. Relief would be the best noun to use to describe Winston's situation.

So without a larger window into their reaction Sunday night, one can draw a few conclusions based on the answers Fisher gave.

The relief Winston is feeling could very well mean a newly focused, newly motivated quarterback once the Rose Bowl rolls around. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding, who cleared Winston of any student conduct code of violations, ruled the evidence was "insufficient to satisfy the burden of proof."

There may still be ramifications down the road, if the accuser chooses to appeal the ruling or file a civil lawsuit. But for now, there are no game ramifications. Winston does not have to worry about whether he will get to play Oregon on Jan. 1, or in the national championship game should the Seminoles win.

Fisher said Winston was focused on the team "like he always is" but one is left to wonder how much of that focus was on his legal matters during the course of a season in which he looked un-Winston-like in many moments.

All we can do is take what Fisher says, then wait to see whether an unburdened Jameis Winston takes the field in Pasadena.