Isaac Wilson starts for Utah football and opts out

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham announced that Isaac Wilson will be the team's starting quarterback until further notice and Cam Rising is out indefinitely.

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.

Whittingham opens the press conference: “Tough weekend in Tempe, Cam Rising is out indefinitely, Isaac Wilson will be our starter until further notice.”

— Steve Bartle (@BartleKSLsports) October 14, 2024

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.”

What happened to Cam Rising?

Rising has struggled with injuries for most of his college football career. He missed all of last season due to a knee injury.

This season, he injured his throwing hand in the team's game against the Baylor Bears.

Here's Whitt's full commentary on Cam Rising to kick off press today. https://t.co/THfBxzQUXv pic.twitter.com/0k5c8jlSUq

— Steve Bartle (@BartleKSLsports) October 14, 2024

In Friday's game against Arizona State, Rising appeared to be pretty banged up and possibly have a lower leg injury. Whittingham did not provide details about what injury (or injuries) led to the decision to name Wilson as the team's starter.

Isaac Wilson, Utah football quarterback

Wilson started two games for the Utes this season after being named QB2 before the start of the season. He started against Utah State and Oklahoma State.

The team won both games, defeating Utah State 38-21 and defeating the Cowboys 22-19.

Remaining Utah Football Schedule

Utah fell out of the AP 25 over the weekend.

This season the Utes will face the following:

• TCU, October 19
• Houston, October 26th
• BYU, November 9th
• Colorado, November 16
• Iowa State, Nov. 23
• UCF, November 29

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