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

The father of Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard offered grisly details about the shooting that left his son wounded following the gang 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 advised WFTV in Florida on Wednesday CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM He was literally in the car taking my sister around the corner to her daughter's house to drop her off Earl Pritchard narrated 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 Agents were reportedly still examining the case Pritchard played high school football at Seminole High School in Sanford Florida and was a four-star recruit He was rated No in the Sports Composite and No nationally in the On Industry Ranking ESPN ranked Pritchard as the No linebacker nationally and the No participant out of Florida ACC FINES FLORIDA STATE UNDER NEW AGENDA AFTER FANS STORM FIELD FOLLOWING UPSET OVER ALABAMAAs a senior he helped lead Seminole High School to a - record and its second consecutive regional final in recording tackles and seven tackles for loss in nine games As a junior Pritchard had tackles tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as Seminole High School went - He began his high school career as a safety before transitioning to linebacker as a sophomore Pritchard committed to Florida State in October choosing the Seminoles over Miami Florida and UCF among others Fox News Ryan Canfield contributed to this statement Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter