Another week, another game-time decision for Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising. With hours to go until the kickoff of a pivotal Big 12 matchup against the Arizona Wildcats, there is still uncertainty over the status of the veteran quarterback.
Utah QB Cam Rising Considered “A Game-Time Decision” With Ongoing Injury
In what is becoming a weekly update from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Utah QB Rising will be a game-time decision for the Utes once more. The Utes quarterback has been limited in practice all week.
According to ESPN, Rising will follow the same pregame process as one week ago against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Utah quarterback was expected to attempt to play last Saturday, but after throwing the ball in pregame warm-ups, he ceded the start and didn’t see the field.
An assessment of his ability to throw the ball with 100% efficiency will determine whether the game-time decision results in a start for the Utes or another missed week of action. Utah is on a bye week next week.
Rising is still recovering from a finger injury suffered against the Baylor Bears in Week 2. The Utah QB left for the locker room with less than two minutes remaining in the first half and it was specified that Rising was suffering from an apparent hand injury.
The Utes’ game against the Bears was going incredibly well up until Rising’s departure. At halftime, the Utes were up 23-3 over their opponents, with Rising accounting for 113 total yards and two touchdowns.
Rising’s injury occurred late in a play as he rolled to his left to escape pressure. He ultimately threw the ball away, but his momentum carried him out of bounds, where he crashed into the sideline and collided with a cluster of water coolers. He was slow to get up afterward.
Wilson replaced Rising and after a baptism of fire in the second half against Baylor, the younger brother of former BYU star Zach Wilson has now led the team to three consecutive victories, including last week against Oklahoma State.
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At 25 years old, Rising has had his share of injuries. He missed most of the 2020 season due to a shoulder injury and was forced to medically redshirt in 2023 after tearing his ACL, MCL, and meniscus in the previous Rose Bowl.
In the season opener against Southern Utah, Rising passed for 254 yards and five touchdowns. Over his six-year career with the Utes, he has accumulated 5,731 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns, along with 922 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.
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