Utah quarterback Cameron Rising left a 23-12 win over Baylor in the first half with a hand injury, going to the locker room just before the end of the first half and reemerging in the second half in street clothes with his two middle fingers taped together on his throwing hand.
Rising was running out of bounds while getting chased by a Baylor defender and tried to throw the ball away. He lost control and ran into the sideline cooler and quickly grasped his throwing hand. Rising needed an X-ray on his hand after the play, according to KSL.
"We don't think it's serious. That's all I've been told," said coach Kyle Whittingham after the game. "Let's hope that's the case."
Utah's next game is a road trip to Utah State in Week 3.
Backup quarterback Isaac Wilson came into the Baylor game in Rising's place. The brother of former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson threw two interceptions in his first action against Southern Utah in Week 1. He was rated the No. 21 overall quarterback and a four-star recruit in the Class of 2024.
Cam Rising was slow to get up after this collision with the water coolers on the sideline 😬 pic.twitter.com/drn8EeAdoE
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Rising missed the entire 2023 season with a torn ACL. When Rising is in the lineup, the Utes are one of the top programs in the country. Rising is 20-5 as a starting quarterback with two Pac-12 championships. He completed 8 of 14 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the first half against Baylor.
Utah held Baylor to only 48 total yards in the first half, but a targeting call helped set up a field goal for the Bears to get points on the board.
