Utah Football Releases Statement on Cam Rising Injuries and Eligibility

SALT LAKE CITY — After Utah Football head coach Kyle Whittingham named Isaac Wilson the starter early Monday, the program later sent out a press release regarding Cam Rising and his injury.

The statement, written by Whittingham, said Rising's injury was season-ending and also hinted at subsequent “developments regarding his college eligibility.”

BREAKING: Utah has announced that Cam Rising's injury is indeed season-ending.

Statement from Head Coach Kyle Whittingham: “After further evaluation by our medical staff, Cameron Rising’s injury has unfortunately been deemed season-ending. During his time in Utah, Cam was both a…

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“After further assessment by our medical staff, Cameron Rising’s injury has unfortunately been classified as season-ending. During his time at Utah, Cam was both a great player and a leader in our program, and we will obviously miss him. Future developments regarding his college eligibility will be discussed at a later date.”

After being sidelined with a finger injury early in the season, Rising came back and was injured again against Arizona State.

Whittingham had already said in the morning press conference that Rising was “out indefinitely.” But its season-ending status was officially announced later in the day.

Kyle Whittingham opens press conference with Cam Rising News

The news came in Whittingham's press conference Monday morning following the team's loss to Arizona State in Tempe.

“Tough weekend in Tempe. “Cam Rising is out indefinitely, Isaac Wilson will be our starter until further notice,” Whittingham said.

Utah struggled to get anything going on offense against the Sun Devils and ultimately lost 27-19.

“Cam is a warrior, he wanted to play. At the end of the half we started moving the ball. I didn’t get into the end zone,” Whittingham continued. “That continued in the second half. We've thought about it and talked about it, but he's a vet and would let us know if he couldn't go.”

Chandler Holt is co-host of the Jazz Notes Podcasta Locals In The NFL Insider and Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com. Follow Chandler on X for Utah Jazz and Locals In The NFL updates.

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