TALLAHASSEE — Ethan Pritchard led coach Mike Norvell and the Florida State football team through a sea of fans, a pregame routine where coaches and players make the trek from the buses into Doak Campbell Stadium.

Pritchard’s return to practice on Friday brought smiles to his face as well as teammates and coaches. The Sanford Seminole star linebacker was an emotional pregame lift for the Seminoles, who defeated Virginia Tech 34-14 on Saturday.

“It’s a miracle,” quarterback Tommy Castellanos said. “We’ve been praying for him and his family.”

Castellanos called it an emotional day for the Seminoles, who had their teammate back for the first time since he was shot in the head on Aug. 31 in Havana, Fla. Pritchard is in a wheelchair, but his father, Earl, said Ethan could be walking in Ja

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