For nearly 50 years, "Chief Osceola and Renegade" have opened Florida State Seminoles football games with a spear planting ceremony — a tradition that has been carried on with the approval of the Seminole Tribe. 🏹🐎 The ceremony is featured in a new article from the Associated Press (Oct 3, 2025): — “I may be biased, but this is probably one of, if not the greatest, tradition in college football,” said Lincoln Golike, who served as Chief Osceola for four years (2000-04). “And not just because i

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