Report: QB Cam Rising (hand) game-time decision for No. 12 Utah

Field Level Media|published: Sat 21st September, 12:52 2024

Sep 7, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) drops back to throw the ball against the Baylor Bears during the first quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images

After he was limited in practice this week with a hand injury, quarterback Cam Rising is a game-time decision Saturday when No. 12 Utah faces No. 14 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Okla., ESPN reported.

According to the report, Rising is expected to play despite residual hand soreness.

Rising was injured Sept. 7 during the Utes' 23-12 home victory against Baylor, with Isaac Wilson playing quarterback in a 38-21 victory over Utah State last weekend.

In two games this season, Rising is 18-of-29 passing (62.1 percent) for 346 yards and seven touchdowns, with five of those in a season-opening victory against Southern Utah. He also has 46 yards rushing on six carries.

Rising, 25, is in his seventh college football season, He originally enrolled at Texas in 2018, transferred to Utah in 2019 and played one game for the Utes in 2020. He had a knee injury in the Rose Bowl following the 2022 season and missed the entire 2023 campaign.

In 29 games over four seasons on the field for Utah, Rising has completed 64.0 percent of his passes for 5,918 yards, 53 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

--Field Level Media