Freshman quarterback and former four-star recruit Isaac Wilson is the Utes’ heir apparent. While he has been seen as a fill-in for Rising since the injury, Whittingham said there is a chance Wilson could have the keys handed to him in earnest.

Quarterback Cameron Rising could be back for No. 16 Utah for Friday night’s game at Arizona State. Utes coach Kyle Whittingham has sparked optimism about his star quarterback’s return without committing to anything.

“Utah QB Cam Rising will start Friday at Arizona State,” McMurphy reported. “Rising hasn’t played since Sept. 7 vs. Baylor, when he injured the ring finger on his throwing hand, requiring stitches. Rising has missed Utah’s last 3 games.”

Kyle Whittingham has bad news and good news about the health of Cam Rising, as Tribune columnist Gordon Monson sees it.

Utah Utes football coach Kyle Whittingham held his weekly press conference Monday, and to no one's surprise one of the first questions was about quarterback Cam

As the Cam Rising injury saga moves into its fifth week, there’s still not much clarity. Ever since the second week of the season — when Rising dislocated a finger on his throwing hand and suffered a laceration,