Cam Rising threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury to his throwing hand, as No. 11 Utah defeated Baylor 23-12 on Saturday.
Rising was trying to avoid being tackled and was pushed into the water coolers on the Baylor sideline with 1:55 left in the second quarter. He went to the locker room for X-rays after the play.
He later returned to the sidelines dressed in regular clothes, with his right hand’s middle fingers taped together.
The team did not give more details about the injury, but Utah coach Kyle Whittingham mentioned after the game that Rising’s injury is “not real serious.”
Backup quarterback Isaac Wilson took over the offense after halftime for the second game in a row. Under Wilson, Utah managed only 95 yards in the second half.
“Certainly, when Cam left the game that was a downer for us,” Whittingham said. “But the world can’t stop turning when Cam exits a game. We got to keep playing, which we did, but we got to be productive, which we were not real productive on offense.”
Micah Bernard rushed for 118 yards, leading Utah (2-0).
Dequan Finn threw for 115 yards and a touchdown in his second start for Baylor (1-1). Finn had a tough time against Utah’s defense, fumbling once and being sacked three times.
“I think he got caught up and wanted to prove people wrong and wanted to make the play and do all these things,” Baylor coach Dave Aranda said. “And I think we’re still fighting that.”
Utah dominated both offensively and defensively in the first half.
The Utes scored midway through the first quarter when Money Parks caught a short pass and turned it into a 28-yard gain. Rising faked a handoff to Dijon Stanley and then tossed the ball to Parks, who scored without being touched.
