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Florida State Honors Hospitalized Linebacker Ethan Pritchard as His Father Breaks Postgame Rock

The freshman remains in critical but stable condition following a gunshot wound to the back of the head near Havana last weekend.

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FSU coach Mike Norvell presents Earl Pritchard, the father of hospitalized freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard, with the game ball after Saturday's 77-3 victory over East Texas A&M. Ethan Pritchard remains in the hospital in stable but critical condition after being shot this past Sunday. (Courtesy @FSUFootball twitter)
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Overview

  • Seminoles players wore No. 35 wristbands, and captain Earl Little Jr. carried Pritchard’s jersey to the coin toss.
  • Defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. warmed up in a shirt with Pritchard’s image, and fans applauded Earl Pritchard when he was shown in the first quarter.
  • Earl Pritchard stood on the sideline during FSU’s 77-3 home win and was selected to break the locker-room victory rock afterward.
  • Ethan Pritchard is hospitalized at Tallahassee Memorial in critical but stable condition after surgery for a gunshot wound to the back of the head.
  • Family accounts say he was shot while driving his aunt and 2-year-old cousin near Havana, and a GoFundMe organized by his high school coach had raised about $116,552 by late Saturday.