UAB players take field hours after stabbing incident leaves two hospitalized

University of Alabama astatine Birmingham shot players took the tract successful Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday conscionable hours aft calamity struck.

Two players from UAB were allegedly stabbed by a teammate astatine the team’s grooming halfway up of a crippled against South Florida, a assemblage authoritative confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

Both were reported to beryllium successful unchangeable information astatine a hospital. The names of the victims and the subordinate successful custody were not released.

Saturday’s crippled kicked disconnected astatine 3 p.m. ET, and USF cruised to a 48-18 victory.

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Two UAB shot players were stabbed hours earlier their crippled Saturday successful Birmingham, Ala.  (Wes Hale/Getty Images)

An online inmate enquiry from the Jefferson County Jail showed that Daniel Israel Mincey, 20, was arrested by the UAB Campus Police conscionable aft noon Saturday and is facing charges of "aggravated battle — A to M — attempted murder." The assemblage would not corroborate whether Mincey was a subordinate involved.

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Mincey is simply a redshirt freshman who joined the squad aft 1 play astatine Kentucky, according to the UAB shot roster.

The 2 players were attacked Saturday greeting astatine the Football Operations Center, the grooming halfway for the Blazers’ shot program. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

There appeared to beryllium concerns astir whether the crippled would proceed arsenic scheduled fixed the incident, but a spokesperson confirmed that the assemblage elected to play.

"We’re grateful to study that 2 players injured successful an incidental this greeting astatine the Football Operations Building are successful unchangeable condition. Our thoughts are with them and their families arsenic they recover. The fishy — different subordinate — remains successful custody, and an probe is taking place," a spokesperson said.

USF backmost Byrum Brown threw for 353 yards and accounted for 5 touchdowns successful the blowout win. UAB held a 10-7 pb astatine the extremity of the archetypal quarter, but USF scored 27 unanswered points.

A South Florida Bulls helmet adjacent the sideline during a crippled betwixt the South Florida Bulls and the Miami Hurricanes Sept. 13, 2025, astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Fla. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The item of Brown’s time was a 60-yard touchdown walk to Mudia Reuben, which gave USF a 24-10 pb connected the archetypal play of the 3rd quarter. Nykahi Davenport added 117 rushing yards and a touchdown tally for USF.

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UAB backmost Jalen Kitna had 230 passing yards but was besides liable for 3 costly interceptions.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and accusation from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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