Utah Quarterback Cam Rising Gives BYU Some Bulletin Board Material

Casey Lundquist | Jul 10, 2024

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) on the sidelines against the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports / Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports

The BYU-Utah rivalry is back in full force. During Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday, seventh-year senior and Utah starting quarterback Cam Rising met with the media. When talking about the rivalry, Rising gave BYU some bulletin board material. When asked about the BYU-Utah rivalry, Rising said, "I just wanna go down their and whoop their a** pretty much. That's all I'm focusing on."

Cam Rising on playing BYU this season. pic.twitter.com/NGojDgmeKt

— Karter Baughan (@karterb8) July 9, 2024

Rising was on the roster the last time BYU and Utah squared off in 2021, but he didn't play. The Cougars beat the Utes 26-17 while Rising was on the sideline. That season, Rising lost the quarterback battle to Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer. Rising eventually replaced Brewer as the starter and led Utah to a Pac-12 championship.

Utah Quarterback Cam Rising sharing his love for Cougar Nation 😂😅 @Utah_Football pic.twitter.com/M7GLUuCOW1

— BYUtv Sports Nation (@BYUSportsNation) July 10, 2024

This wasn't the first time Rising has talked about the BYU-Utah rivalry with the media. During Spring camp, Rising said he was "chomping at the bit" to play BYU.

Utah Spring Ball: Cam Rising said he's "chomping at the bit" to play BYU in 2024

— AllUtes (@FN_AllUtes) April 9, 2024

While he was injured during the 2023 season, Rising joined the Pat McAfee show and he brought up BYU unprompted as Utah was preparing to play Oregon.

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“Soaking isn’t really in Utah… at this university. It’s down south type of thing.”

Cam Rising taking shots at BYU for “soaking” on the Pat McAfee Show 😳 pic.twitter.com/2vsEuqeivF

— College Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal) October 27, 2023

During Pac-12 media days last Summer, Rising was going into what was believed to be his final year of college football. Rising said, "I just wish I could play [BYU] once. That's all. That is a team I want to play and I wish we were playing them this year."

Cam Rising and Cole Bishop both want to face off against BYU 👀#GoUtes #Pac12FB #Pac12MediaDay pic.twitter.com/TsSmIuzNMg

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) July 21, 2023

Now that he is back for his seventh year of college football, Rising will get his wish. BYU will travel to Salt Lake to play Utah on November 9th at Rice Eccles Stadium.

BYU, on the other hand, is looking to start a winning streak over Utah. BYU beat Utah by two scores in 2021 - the last time these two teams met. Since BYU and Utah did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19, Utah has not beaten BYU since 2019.