Cameron Rising retires from football: Enigmatic QB led Utah to two Pac-12 titles during injury-plagued career

Utah qurterback Cameron Rising has retired from football, he announced Wednesday. Rising led the Utes to back-to-back Pac-12 titles in 2021-22, earning all-conference honors in both seasons. Rising struggled with injuries in his later career, notably suffering a torn ACL in the 2023 Rose Bowl against Penn State and an injured hand against Baylor in 2024 that sidelined him for most of the past two seasons. 

“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 a statement on social media. “I’ll be obtaining a 3rd medical opinion and will undergo the recommended surgery. I will continue to rehab and do all I can to get healthy. In the meantime, I will unfortunately be forced to medically retire from the game I love.”

In 2018, Rising redshirted as a first-year player at Texas. The next year, he transferred to Utah and was required to sit out by NCAA transfer rules, a statement that feels almost quaint six years later. He suffered an injury during the pandemic season, played two years of Pac-12 championship football and then missed the entire 2023 season with an ACL injury. 

When the California native finally came back in 2024, it took only two games before he suffered a major hand injury after getting pushed out of bounds into a cart against Baylor. He managed to fight back and play against Arizona State, but tweaked his knee on the opening drive. Ultimately, Rising threw three interceptions in a 27-19 loss, and was ruled out for the rest of the season after the game. It was his final game in a Utah uniform, and an unceremonious end for a program legend. 

Before the 2024 season, Rising became eligible for another…

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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah

Publish date : 2025-05-07 20:04:00

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