One other bout of dangerous luck has as soon as once more struck Utah quarterback Cam Rising. The seventh-year senior quarterback suffered an damage to his proper throwing hand late within the second quarter towards Baylor on Saturday afternoon.
Rising was flushed out to his left on a scramble when he was tackled by Baylor defensive lineman Treven Ma’ae right into a Gatorade station on the Baylor sideline inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The Fox broadcast replay of the deal with confirmed Rising instantly seize at his fingers on his proper hand. The 25-year-old briefly went into the pink damage tent on the Utah sidelines earlier than exiting to the locker room with a white towel draped over his proper hand.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed to Fox sideline reporter Allison Williams that Rising suffered a proper hand damage at halftime, saying he was questionable to return. Rising got here out to the Utah sideline halfway by the third quarter in road garments along with his ring finger and center finger taped collectively.
Cam Rising was sluggish to stand up after this collision with the water coolers on the sideline 😬 pic.twitter.com/drn8EeAdoE
— FOX Faculty Soccer (@CFBONFOX) September 7, 2024
No. 11 Utah (1-0) was up 23-0 on Baylor when Rising left the sport. True freshman quarterback Isaac Wilson got here in to exchange Rising.Rising made his first begin in 19 months in Utah’s 49-0 season-opening win over Southern Utah on Aug. 29, throwing for a career-high 5 touchdowns within the first half.
Rising suffered a extreme knee damage within the 2023 Rose Bowl towards Penn State that stored him sidelined for the whole thing of the next season. Throughout his profession at Utah, Rising led the Utes to back-to-back Pac-12 titles and two Rose Bowl appearances.
Required studying
(Photograph: Chris Gardner / Getty Pictures)
