UAB football player faces attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing 2 teammates hours before kickoff

The UAB shot subordinate accused of stabbing 2 teammates hours earlier kickoff connected Saturday had his enslaved acceptable astatine $90,000 aft an archetypal tribunal quality connected Monday, according to online tribunal records. 

Daniel Israel Mincey, a redshirt freshman from Pompano Beach, Florida, is facing 1 complaint of aggravated battle and different complaint of attempted execution aft helium allegedly stabbed 2 teammates astatine the Football Operations Center conscionable hours earlier the Blazers’ crippled against South Florida connected Saturday. 

Daniel Israel Mincey, a redshirt freshman from Pompano Beach, Florida, is facing 1 complaint of aggravated battle and different complaint of attempted murder. (Jefferson County Jail)

An online inmate enquiry from the Jefferson County Jail showed that Mincey was arrested by the UAB Campus Police conscionable earlier 1 p.m. and that helium is presently being held connected a $90,000 bond. 

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An lawyer was not publically listed for Mincey.

UAB officials released a connection Saturday, anterior to the game, confirming that 2 players were injured and a 3rd was successful constabulary custody. The names of the students progressive were not released by assemblage officials. 

Court records obtained by The Associated Press identified the players who were stabbed arsenic Joshua Underwood and JaSire Peterson, some antiaircraft linemen. Underwood is simply a freshman from Fultondale, Alabama, and Peterson a redshirt sophomore from Union City, New Jersey.

Speaking astatine a quality league connected Monday, UAB Athletic Director Mark Ingram said the determination to play Saturday came aft cautious information and aft conversations with the players.

Byrum Brown (17) of the South Florida Bulls runs for a touchdown arsenic the UAB Blazers defence attempts to halt the play during the archetypal fractional astatine Protective Stadium successful Birmingham, Alabama, connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Stew Milne/Getty Images)

UAB PLAYERS TAKE FIELD HOURS AFTER STABBING INCIDENT LEAVES TWO HOSPITALIZED

"We admit the gravity of what happened Saturday greeting and did, precise seriously, see not playing the game. That was not an casual decision, but it was lone aft we knew that the injured players were unchangeable and aft manager was capable to person a precise honorable and caring speech with our team, that we felt comfy with the crippled going connected – but lone if the squad wanted to play." 

Interim caput manager Alex Mortensen besides spoke to the media Monday and said some players injured person since been released from the hospital. 

"I’ve had the accidental to beryllium with our injured players and their families, and they are good with maine telling you that they person near the infirmary and are recovering. They admit everyone’s thoughts and prayers," helium said.

UAB Blazers interim caput manager Alex Mortensen watches from the sideline arsenic they instrumentality connected the UConn Huskies astatine Pratt & Whitney Stadium astatine Rentschler Field successful East Hartford, Connecticut, connected Nov. 1, 2025.  (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

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Mortensen noted immoderate players elected not to play successful Saturday’s game. The squad volition wrapper up the play connected Saturday against Tulsa, wherever Mortensen said helium expects immoderate players whitethorn again opt retired of playing. 

"This has been a precise hard mates of days for a batch of players and they person a tremendous emotion for each different – that was precise evident. I’m not going to spell into a batch of item astir our clip unneurotic and our meetings, but I truly emotion this squad and emotion the radical of guys we have."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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