BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player is facing charges of attempted murder and assault, accused of stabbing two teammates hours before a UAB home game last weekend, court documents showed Monday.

Daniel Mincey, a 20-year-old offensive lineman, is charged with attempted murder and assault, according to the court records filed in Jefferson County. Authorities wrote in charging documents that Mincey stabbed both men with a knife though available court documents did not describe what led up to the alleged assault before Saturday's game.

The stabbing occurred on campus at the Football Operations Building, hours before UAB played the University of South Florida, officials said.

Court records did not immediately show if Mincey had a lawyer who could comment

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