Florida State honors Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in head, during game vs East Texas A&M

Florida Freshman guard Ethan Pritchard suffered a gunshot wound last weekend in Saturday’s game against East Texas A&M.

Pritchard was shot dead while driving, his father Earl told WFTV Wednesday. He is still hospitalized in Tallahassee, Florida.

Pritchard’s father is on the sidelines East Texas A&M. Earl Little Jr.

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Florida guard Ethan Pritchard is located at the Albert J. Dunlap sports training facility on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

Players wear the No. 35 wrist to commemorate their teammates. Defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr.

FSU head coach Mike Norvell said he visited Pritchard earlier this week and has been providing his team with the latest news about Pritchard’s status.

Florida Frustrated Alabama Pritchard’s father was in attendance last week, taking the lead in the second game of the season, defeating East Texas A&M 77-3 at home on Saturday.

Dad said

Florida defender and former Seminole senior star Ethan Pritchard was shot dead at a party in Havana on Sunday night, just 30 minutes outside Tallahassee, Florida. (Chris Hays/Orlando Outpost/Tribune News Service (Getty Images))

Pritchard played high school football at Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida and is a four-star recruit. He ranks 437th in the 247Sports Comprehensive and 507th in the ON3 industry rankings.

ESPN ranked Pritchard as the 39th guard in the country and the 64th player in Florida.

As a senior, he helped lead Seminole High School to a 10-2 record and won the second straight regional final in 2024, recording 39 tackles and 7 tackles in nine games.

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Florida Seminoles guard Ethan Pritchard #35 was held in July 2025 at the Albert J. Dunlap Sports Training Agency on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

As a junior, Pritchard had 75 tackles and 11 tackles, and Seminole High School recovered its failure with a score of 10-3. He began his high school career as he was a sophomore and then transitioned to defender.

Pritchard worked in Florida in October 2023 In Miami, Florida and UCF etc.

There will be no matches in Florida next week. The next game will be against Kent September 20.

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