Cam Rising came in for an ineffective Charlie Brewer at San Diego State last season, then became the full-time starting quarterback.
Meanwhile, Brewer drew effusive praise from Whittingham during spring practice, capped by a 15-for-15, 151-yard showing in the spring game. At one point during camp, Whittingham stated that Brewer’s command of the offense is almost on par with that of Rising, despite Rising being at Utah two-plus years longer.Whittingham said on Aug. 23,
Brewer had an encouraging Utah debut against Weber State on Sept. 2, going 19-for-27 for 233 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception in a 40-17 win.The following week at BYU, Brewer went 15-for-26 for 147 yards, a touchdown and an interception in a 26-17 loss in Provo. He sailed passes and his decision-making that night left something to be desired, but in fairness, all of the blame didn’t belong to him.
In a game played in front of just 11,000 fans, more than 100 miles from San Diego State’s campus while the school’s new 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium was still under construction, Brewer started against the Aztecs.The problems that plagued Brewer and Utah’s offensive line in Provo followed them to Carson. Seven of the 10 drives he presided over ended in punts, plus a crushing interception by Aztecs All-Mountain West cornerback Tayler Hawkins on a pass Brewer telegraphed.
Rising’s first three drives ended in two punts and a turnover on downs after a fourth-and-goal pass from the 12 went for eight yards to Britain Covey. Two days later, Brewer approached Whittingham and told him he intended to transfer. Whittingham asked Brewer to sleep on it. The next morning,Just like that, the job belonged to Rising, but in fairness, it would have been hard to envision Whittingham going back to Brewer, given how his 10-plus quarters as the starter had gone, plus how well Rising played after he entered.
Before last season even began, with no guarantee that he would be the opening-day starter, Rising’s teammates voted him as one of five team captains in late August anyway. Rising already had command of the locker room, his captaincy merely hammered that fact home.
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