Utah quarterback Cam Rising exited Utah’s game against Baylor late in the first half after suffering an apparent injury to his right hand on Saturday.
On the play, the seventh-year quarterback scrambled to the right and threw the ball away before being shoved out of bounds by a Baylor defender. Rising then walked to the sideline, gingerly holding his right hand before being escorted to the locker room.
“On Cam, I can’t give you an answer right now on his availability,” Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said postgame. “I’ve just been told that it’s not real serious, ... but I can’t tell you the exact description of what happened. He may be back this next week. We’ll see.”
Rising finished the first half 8-of-14 with 92 passing yards and two touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Isaac Wilson, the brother of former BYU and current Denver Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson, replaced Rising with 1:55 remaining in the second quarter.
Rising was later ruled out for the rest of the game. He was seen on the sideline in street clothes with a wrap on his right fingers.
Despite Rising’s injury, the No. 11 Utes (2-0) squeaked out a 23-12 over the Bears (1-1).