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By Mark Long TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 It\u2019s minutes before kickoff at Doak Campbell Stadium, and all eyes are on Chief Osceola and Renegade. With Florida State\u2019s famous war chant echoing from the bleachers and Seminoles players holding their helmets high, Chief Osceola directs Renegade toward midfield while carrying a flaming spear. Renegade, a speckled Appaloosa horse, pauses on the Seminoles logo and rears its front legs, positioning Osceola to thrust the 8-foot, garnet-and-gold-feathered spear into the ground. The crowd erupts into a frenzy as Osceola and Renegade gallop off the field and into a tunnel. The iconic scene has played out flawlessly \u2014 with approval from the Seminole Tribe of Florida \u2014 hundreds of times over nearly five decades. It\u2019s must-see theater at FSU home games and one of… <\/p>\n

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By Mark Long TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 It\u2019s minutes before kickoff at Doak Campbell Stadium, and all eyes are on Chief Osceola and Renegade. With Florida State\u2019s famous war chant echoing from the bleachers and Seminoles players holding their helmets high, Chief Osceola directs Renegade toward midfield while carrying a flaming spear. Renegade, a speckled Appaloosa horse, pauses on the Seminoles logo and rears its front legs, positioning Osceola to thrust the 8-foot, garnet-and-gold-feathered spear into the ground. The crowd erupts into a frenzy as Osceola and Renegade gallop off the field and into a tunnel. The iconic scene has played out flawlessly \u2014 with approval from the Seminole Tribe of Florida \u2014 hundreds of times over nearly five decades. It\u2019s must-see theater at FSU home games and one of... <\/p>\n

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