Utah quarterback Cameron Rising went to the locker room with an apparent right hand injury with 1:47 left in No. 11 Utah’s game against Baylor.
Rising was injured when he was pushed into the beverage area on the Baylor sideline. Rising had scrambled to the left and got rid of the ball just before going out of bounds. When Baylor defenders pushed him out of bounds, Rising went headfirst into a table filled with drinks and coolers below.
Rising appeared to hit his right hand on a cooler that was on the turf. He got up clutching his right hand before heading to the locker room.
The seventh-year senior is back for 2024 after missing the entire 2023 season due to a knee injury he suffered in the Rose Bowl at the end of the 2022 season. Since transferring to Utah prior to the 2020 season, Rising has been one of the best quarterbacks in college football when on the field. He threw 46 touchdowns and just 13 interceptions in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. But he also missed significant time due to injuries. In addition to missing all of last season, Rising suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during the first game of the 2020 season.
Utah’s offense suffered in his absence last season, as the Utes scored just 23 points per game. On Saturday, when Rising left the game, Utah led 23-0, as Rising was 8-of-14 passing with two touchdowns.