Okay this is absolutely wild. In all my years of reporting I have never heard of this happening. A football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham allegedly stabbed two of his teammates shortly before the Blazers were set to hit the gridiron. BREAKING: UAB Football Player Daniel Mincey Stabs Two Teammates in Training Facility Hours Before Their Game Against South Florida Today pic.twitter.com/bbkpFbuLnd — TaraBull (@TaraBull) November 22, 2025 AP broke the story and reported more details on the stabbing: The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame news conference. He added that the team decided to play to honor graduating seniors in the last home game of the season, though several players understandably opted to sit it out due to the incident. The teammate suspected in the stabbing was in custody, the university said. The school did not release the names of the players involved. Daniel Mincey, an offensive lineman who transferred to the school in May, was arrested and booked on charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder in the afternoon, according to Jefferson County Jail records. He was in custody in Birmingham and appeared to be the only UAB player who was arrested Saturday. It was not immediately clear if Mincey had legal representation. Attempts to reach family members for comment were not immediately successful. Here’s the mugshot: Daniel Mincey, a 20-year-old, 6’3″, 315 lb. redshirt freshman offensive lineman, has been arrested for aggravated assault / attempted murder and is currently in the local county jail after allegedly stabbing two teammates this morning at a UAB athletic facility.Here’s Mincey’s… https://t.co/kzhCIfcTUn pic.twitter.com/nHG58QhPXx — michael j. babcock (@mikejbabcock) November 22, 2025 ESPN reported more details on Mincey and reported on the final results of UAB’s game against the University of Southern Florida: The team’s online roster lists Mincey as a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman from Pompano Beach, Florida, who was previously at the University of Kentucky. Mortensen said that once the team decided to play, the Blazers focused on their normal game-day routines. He also said counseling was being made available for players who want it. The coach declined to share further details about the incident, citing the ongoing investigation. The stabbing occurred on campus at the Football Operations Building. The Blazers lost 48-18 to USF to fall to 3-8 this season and 1-6 in the American Conference. Their last game is Nov. 29 at Tulsa.