Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff Writer
Utah quarterback Cam Rising left late in the second quarter of the Utes’ game against Baylor on Saturday with a hand injury and was not expected to return.
Rising, a seventh-year senior, missed all of last year with a major knee injury suffered in the Rose Bowl the previous season.
The injury occurred after Rising was shoved into a bank of watercoolers on the Baylor sideline, which did not result in a roughing the passer penalty. Rising was later seen in street clothes on the sideline with the ring and middle fingers on his right throwing hand taped.
Before exiting, Rising completed 8 of 14 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns as Utah built a 23-0 lead. He was replaced by true freshman Isaac Wilson, the younger brother of NFL quarterback Zach Wilson, who completed 7 of 11 passes for 74 yards off the bench in Week 1 against Southern Utah.
Rising’s return from injury this year is a significant reason Utah entered the season as one of the favorites to win the Big 12 in its first year in the conference. He led the Utes to Pac-12 titles in 2021 and 2022 and was a first-team all-conference selection in 2021.
