Florida State Seminoles wear No. 35 wristbands to honor teammate Ethan Pritchard
The Florida State Seminoles are wearing a very special addition to their game-day attire for today’s game against East Texas A&M.
Six days after freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard was hospitalized following a shooting, Florida State’s players are wearing wristbands featuring his jersey number — 35.
According to family members, Pritchard was the victim of what appears to be mistaken identity and was shot in the head while driving his aunt to her home in Havana, Fla. He was reportedly in critical but stable condition this week in a Tallahassee hospital.
A GoFundMe fundraiser was set up to support Pritchard and his family following the weekend shooting that left the freshman in intensive care. As of Saturday morning, more than $111,000 had been raised, including a $10,000 donation from Florida State head coach Mike Norvell’s Keep Climbing Family Foundation.
Pritchard did not play in Florida State’s season-opening, 31-17 victory against No. 8 Alabama, but he was expected to compete for playing time on special teams this season.
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Coming out of Sanford Seminole High, Pritchard was rated the No. 23 linebacker in the country and a four-star prospect, according to Rivals. Other recruiting networks had him ranked slightly lower than that, although all listed him among the top 100 players in Florida.
Pritchard committed to Florida State during his junior year in high school in October 2023, and he stayed with the Seminoles despite their struggles in 2024. He officially signed in December and enrolled in January.
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