Florida State's Ethan Pritchard shot in head while driving, dad says

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The father of Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard offered grisly details about the shooting that left his son wounded following the team’s upset win over Alabama.

The freshman football player was shot in the back of the head while driving and remains in stable condition at a hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, his father, Earl, told WFTV in Florida on Wednesday.

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Linebacker Ethan Pritchard of the Florida State Seminoles during the first day of fall practice at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility in July 2025 in Tallahassee. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

"He was actually in the car taking my sister around the corner to her daughter's house to drop her off," Earl Pritchard told the station. "They turned the corner, and as soon as they turned the corner, they heard gunshots."

The shooting occurred while Ethan Pritchard was driving his aunt from a family gathering in Havana, Florida, according to ESPN. Officials were reportedly still investigating the incident.

Pritchard played high school football at Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida, and was a four-star recruit. He was rated No. 437 in the 247Sports Composite and No. 507 nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking. ESPN ranked Pritchard as the No. 39 linebacker nationally and the No. 64 player out of Florida.

Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility in Tallahassee. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

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As a senior, he helped lead Seminole High School to a 10-2 record and