{"id":56962,"date":"2025-11-22T20:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/56962\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T20:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:17:09","slug":"uab-football-players-stabbed-at-training-facility-by-teammate-before-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/56962\/","title":{"rendered":"UAB football players stabbed at training facility by teammate before game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Two football players from the University of Alabama at Birmingham were allegedly stabbed by another player in an incident at the team\u2019s training facility ahead of their Saturday game against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/south-florida-bulls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">South Florida<\/a>, a university official confirmed to Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The two players were attacked Saturday morning at the Football Operations Center, the training center for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Blazers\u2019 football program.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uab-stadium-outside-look.jpg\" alt=\"General view of Protective Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A general view of Protective Stadium before the game between the Memphis Tigers and UAB Blazers in Birmingham, Alabama, on Oct. 18, 2025. (Wes Hale\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The names of the victims, and the player in custody, were not released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re grateful to report that two players injured in an incident this morning at the Football Operations Building are in stable condition. Our thoughts are with them and their families as they recover. The suspect \u2013 another player \u2013 remains in custody, and an investigation is taking place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The stabbing happened hours before UAB was due to host South Florida at 3 p.m. ET. The spokesperson confirmed that the university elected to play.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uab-qb-in-action-vs-uconn.jpg\" alt=\"Ryder Burton throws pass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>UAB Blazers quarterback Ryder Burton (15) throws a pass against the UConn Huskies in the second quarter at Pratt &amp; Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, on Nov. 1, 2025. (David Butler II\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/man-who-shot-killed-university-virginia-football-players-5-life-sentences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS SENTENCED TO 5 LIFE TERMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UAB\u2019s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students. Given patient privacy and the ongoing investigation, we have no further comment at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uab-football-helmet-rests.jpg\" alt=\"UAB Blazers helmet rests\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The two players were attacked Saturday morning at the Football Operations Center, the training center for the Blazers\u2019 football program. (Peter Joneleit\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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