India, Sept. 1 -- Unconfirmed social media reports claim that Florida State University linebacker Ethan Pritchard was shot in Havana, Florida, on Sunday, with some posts alleging he was shot in the head.

Kay Mill, an alleged cousin of Pritchard, took to Facebook to report, "My cousin has not been pronounced dead pls stop posting that."

As speculation spread, fans flooded social media with concern, prayers, and hopes that the reports were false.

One person wrote, "I pray that Ethan Pritchard news is not true."

Another added, "Praying this isn't true."

A third person wrote, "Just seeing this Ethan Pritchard news????? Wth man."

Another wrote, "Ethan Pritchard is gonna be good he is not dead stop posting RIP he's gonna be alright god is...