A decision on what’s next for Cam Rising is imminent, certainly within the next two weeks. Whether or not Utah_Football fans are going to be smiling when that decision comes down is a different matter entirely.
After last year’s loss to Ohio State, Rising left concussed, but there was no doubt he was coming back in 2022. This time, he exited with a left knee injury, and the future, both long and short, is in question, both for Rising and for Utah.
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising runs with the ball in the third quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 2, 2023 in Pasadena, Calif. Again, all of that was before Monday. Injuries, though. Injuries sometimes change your thinking and change those decisions, and if Rising changes his mind, that’s going to have wide-ranging ramifications on what others decide to do.
Utah quarterback Bryson Barnes throws a pass during the second half in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Penn State Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif.• Barnes’ second drive: Three plays, minus-6 yards, punt As with any offseason, there are a lot of questions with this Utah team. One of them is at quarterback, regardless of whether or not Rising returns. If he does return, what Whittingham opts to do at QB2 gets magnified, because if you believe Nate Johnson has the stuff to be your starter at some point, how much more are you going to put into Barnes, who will be a fourth-year sophomore in 2023.
Utah was in a zero blitz call, which means any defender that is not matched up with an offensive player is blitzing. We’ll leave the full explanation to Whittingham. Penn State’s Ji'Ayir Brown embraces Utah safety R.J. Hubert after the game at Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 2, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
• Further down the list, figure out the kicking situation, which has been a mess for most of the last two seasons.• Utah got to the Penn State 35-yard line on its first drive of the second half, then got cute with Philly Special, resulting in Vele taking a 9-yard sack. The drive ended in a punt from inside plus territory. Woof.
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