Jason Hammond already had his own reason for circling Friday night’s clash on calendar.

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The third-year Virginia defensive tackle is a native Floridian and his chance to tussle with Florida State holds extra significance to him, he said, after the Seminoles didn’t want him when they evaluated him as a prospect out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

“I was actually a guy who was told I was too small by Florida State,” Hammond, a 6-foot-1, 295-pounder, said, “so for me, this is a little personal. I’m excited.”

Add in that the showdown between the Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0 ACC) and the No. 8 Seminoles (3-0, 0-0 ACC) at Scott Stadium is a marque

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