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08-05-2025
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- Fox News
Former Utah QB Cam Rising announces 'medical retirement' from football
Utah quarterback Cam Rising is giving up football — at least for the foreseeable future — because of his struggle to recover from a hand injury early last season. "I have been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that I will never be able to return to playing football," Rising wrote in a social media post on Wednesday in which he announced that he "will be forced to medically retire from the game I love." Rising added that he will seek a third medical opinion and proceed with recommended surgery and rehab, but stopped short of indicating that he foresees a path to playing again. Rising played parts of four seasons at Utah between 2020 and 2024. He passed for 2,493 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2021 and followed that up with 3,034 and 26 TDs in a 2022 season that landed the Utes in the Rose Bowl. But a knee injury in the bowl game sidelined Rising for all of 2023. The Ventura, California, native's return in 2024 was shortened against Baylor in the Utes' second game of the season, when he was pushed across the sideline as he released a throw and ran into a hydration table, appearing to jam his finger on a cooler. Rising tried to come back a little more than a month later, but struggled in a loss to Arizona State in October in which he was intercepted three times. He did not play again after that. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Fox Sports
07-05-2025
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- Fox Sports
Former Utah QB Cam Rising announces 'medical retirement' from football
Utah quarterback Cam Rising is giving up football — at least for the foreseeable future — because of his struggle to recover from a hand injury early last season. "I have been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that I will never be able to return to playing football," Rising wrote in a social media post on Wednesday in which he announced that he "will be forced to medically retire from the game I love." Rising added that he will seek a third medical opinion and proceed with recommended surgery and rehab, but stopped short of indicating that he foresees a path to playing again. Rising played parts of four seasons at Utah between 2020 and 2024. He passed for 2,493 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2021 and followed that up with 3,034 and 26 TDs in a 2022 season that landed the Utes in the Rose Bowl. But a knee injury in the bowl game sidelined Rising for all of 2023. The Ventura, California, native's return in 2024 was shortened against Baylor in the Utes' second game of the season, when he was pushed across the sideline as he released a throw and ran into a hydration table, appearing to jam his finger on a cooler. Rising tried to come back a little more than a month later, but struggled in a loss to Arizona State in October in which he was intercepted three times. He did not play again after that. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience College Football Utah Utes Cameron Rising recommended Get more from College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Associated Press
07-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Cam Rising announces 'medical retirement' from football because of lingering hand injury
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising is giving up football — at least for the foreseeable future — because of his struggle to recover from a hand injury early last season. 'I have been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that I will never be able to return to playing football,' Rising wrote in a social media post on Wednesday in which he announced that he 'will be forced to medically retire from the game I love.' Rising added that he will seek a third medical opinion and proceed with recommended surgery and rehab, but stopped short of indicating that he foresees a path to playing again. Rising played parts of four seasons at Utah between 2020 and 2024. He passed for 2,493 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2021 and followed that up with 3,034 and 26 TDs in a 2022 season that landed the Utes in the Rose Bowl. But a knee injury in the bowl game sidelined Rising for all of 2023. The Ventura, California, native's return in 2024 was shortened against Baylor in the Utes' second game of the season , when he was pushed across the sideline as he released a throw and ran into a hydration table, appearing to jam his finger on a cooler. Rising tried to come back a little more than a month later, but struggled in a loss to Arizona State in October in which he was intercepted three times. He did not play again after that. ___ AP college football: and
New York Times
07-05-2025
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- New York Times
Utah QB Cam Rising medically retiring from football after 7-year NCAA career due to hand injury
Under the bright lights of Allegiant Stadium last July, Cam Rising flashed his patented smile and laughed as the Utah quarterback was asked if he would consider ever triggering an eighth year of NCAA eligibility in 2025. 'Seven is good enough for me,' he said. 'But you never know. The cards are always on the table.' At Big 12 Conference Media Day in Las Vegas last summer, the Utes were hyped as the favorite of the newly restructured 16-team conference. They had Rising returning after missing nearly two years of football following a gruesome knee injury in the 2023 Rose Bowl, they had their seasoned head coach in Kyle Whittingham and a roster believed at the time to be among the best in the league. But Rising, known as one of the most fearless quarterbacks in college who took on linebackers and safeties alike in the open field, would see yet another series of unfortunate events derail a promising season. After suffering hand and lower leg injuries last fall, the 25-year-old quarterback who led Utah to back-to-back Pac-12 titles in 2021 and 2022 announced Wednesday he was medically retiring from football. Bad Moon Out. — Cameron Rising (@crising7) May 7, 2025 'Due to a hand injury I suffered during the Baylor game, I've been advised by two orthopedic physicians that I will never be able to return to playing football,' Rising wrote in his posts on social media. Rising said he will obtain a third opinion before undergoing surgery on his right hand that was injured in Utah's Week 2 win over Baylor last year when he was shoved out of bounds and into a Gatorade station on the Baylor sideline. The injury forced him to miss the next three games. Rising returned to start Utah's game at Arizona State, but he suffered a season-ending lower leg injury in the game. He played injured throughout the 27-19 loss to the Sun Devils. The long and brutal road back from the injury suffered against Penn State in the Rose Bowl looked to be worth it in Utah's season-opening 49-0 win over Southern Utah last fall. Rising started for the first time in 606 days and threw a career-high five touchdowns in one half. That elation was short-lived. Rising suffered a major knee injury in the 2023 Rose Bowl, tearing his ACL, MCL, meniscus and MPFL, the ligament that stabilizes the kneecap. While Rising was rehabbing his injury in the fall of 2023, he faced mounting pressure from the Utah fan base, which wondered exactly where he was in his process of returning from the serious injury. That October, he gave The Athletic permission to speak to his surgeon, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, about the severity of his injury. As he noted in his farewell note on social media, Rising now has to step away from the game he loves for good. Rising's best statistical season came in 2022 when he earned All-Pac-12 honors for a second year in a row, throwing for 3,034 yards, 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He added another six rushing touchdowns. Rising transferred to Utah from Texas in 2019 and won the starting quarterback job in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the first quarter of Utah's season-opener that fall against USC. When healthy, Rising was respected by NFL scouts for his competitive nature and leadership qualities. The Athletic's scouting expert Dane Brugler said prior to the 2024 season, Rising was projected by scouts to be a priority free agent in the draft process. Brugler added that had Rising recorded a highly productive senior season, he could be a late-round pick. (Photo: Chris Gardner / Getty Images)
USA Today
07-05-2025
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- USA Today
Utah QB Cam Rising medically retires from football after seven-year college career
Utah QB Cam Rising medically retires from football after seven-year college career Show Caption Hide Caption How coaches salaries and the NIL bill affects college football Dan Wolken breaks down the annual college football coaches compensation package to discuss salaries and how the NIL bill affects them. Sports Pulse Cam Rising is calling it career. The former Utah Utes quarterback and longtime college football player announced Wednesday he is medically retiring after suffering a hand injury during the 2024 season. He said he was advised by two orthopedic physicians he won't ever be able to play football and is seeking a third opinion as he will undergo surgery. "I will continue to rehab and do all I can to get healthy. In the meantime, I will unfortunately be forced to medical retire from the game I love," Rising wrote on social media. Rising retires from the sports after seven seasons of college football. Cam Rising's college career The decision to medically retire comes after a frustrating end to Rising's college career. The No. 22 ranked quarterback in the 2018 recruiting class that included Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Micah Parsons and Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rising committed to Texas out of high school, redshirting his first season in Austin. He then decided to transfer to Utah and sat out the 2019 season. He played his first game during the shortened 2020 season as he suffered a shoulder injury that prematurely ended the campaign for him. Rising lost the quarterback battle to start the 2021 season, but after a 1-2 start, head coach Kyle Whittingham turned to Rising under center. The Utes found momentum with Rising as the starter, finishing the regular season 8-1 and earning a spot in the Pac-12 championship game. In the contest, Rising led Utah past Oregon for the school's first Pac-12 title and first Rose Bowl appearance. He was named a Pac-12 first-team selection with 2,493 passing yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions, as well as 74 carries for 499 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. The quarterback returned to Utah in 2022 and again led Utah back to the Pac-12 championship game. Against College Football Playoff contender Southern California, Rising led the upset against the Trojans to clinch back-to-back conference titles and Rose Bowl appearances. However, in the Rose Bowl game against Penn State, Rising suffered a devastating knee injury. The injury resulted in him missing the entirety of the 2023 season with a medical redshirt as Utah finished 8-5. Now in his seventh-season, Rising returned to Utah for the 2024 campaign. He started the first two games of the season before he suffered a lacerated finger on his throwing hand early against Baylor on Sept. 7. He returned more than a month later against Arizona State, but was injured early in that contest. That ended up being the last game he played in as Utah determined he as out for the season as the Utes went 5-7, the program's worst record in 11 years. Does Cam Rising still have eligibility left? It might sound crazy that someone who started college in 2018 can still play at the level, but Rising still technically could have petitioned for another year of eligibility via injury redshirt. However, it became evident his time in Utah was done. Earlier this year, Whittingham alluded to the team moving on from Rising. "I've talked to Cam a few times, but that is really up to Cam to divulge, when he wants to divulge what his plan is,' Whittingham said. "We've certainly had communication and you don't see him on the roster right now, so that should tell you some things there." If this is in fact the end, Rising finishes his college career with 6,127 passing yards, 53 passing touchdowns, 986 rushing yards and 12 rushing scores. Rising went 20-8 as a starting quarterback, fifth all-time in career wins at Utah.
