Even as Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher says he believes that quarterback Jameis Winston didn't sign autographs for money, a source tells ESPN that the university's athletic compliance department has begun to look into how so many Winston autographs were authenticated by a single company.

ESPN has learned that after the team's 38-20 win Saturday against Syracuse, Fisher approached Winston and asked him whether he signed autographs for money. Winston told Fisher, according to the source, that he did not.

Fisher then told reporters he wasn't concerned that an autograph-authentication business, which recently was linked to suspended Georgia running back Todd Gurley, also was linked to Winston.

James Spence Authentication certified more than 500 autographs of Gurley, who is being investigated for allegedly taking money for signings.

A cursory search on JSA's website found more than 340 certified Winston autographs. An additional search later on Monday revealed 600 more Winston autographs that had been authenticated and logged into the company's website verification system for a total of more than 950 autographs.

FSU has not been contacted on the matter by the ACC or the NCAA, but the university's compliance department has begun to specifically look into how JSA received such a large number of signatures.

Each of Spence's authenticated items comes with a card that says "it is our considered opinion that the items are genuine," but the contract that is signed with JSA by the person submitting the items says that "no warranty or representation and shall have no liability whatsoever to the customer for the opinion rendered."

James Spence, founder of James Spence Authentication, which authenticated more than 900 Winston signed items, told ESPN on Tuesday that he is "very confident" that the autographs his team authenticated of Winston were indeed signed by the Florida State quarterback.

He also said that the idea that Winston would have signed these items for a bunch of fans at different times is highly unlikely.