Utah’s Cam Rising will not play this season. Possible 2024 QB Target?
Kyle Whittingham recently announced Cam Rising, Utah’s 2022 starting QB, will not be playing this season. He was a pretty good college QB until he got hurt.
Seeing how JJ will go to the draft, Jadyn will be a first year, and the other QBs are in question, should/will Michigan target Cam for 2024?
I think he could be a great bridge QB.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:09 PM ^
Would love to see it. JJ to the NFL looks like a foregone conclusion (great for him) and UM will need a portal QB more than likely.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
I wouldn’t mind it.
But who says he enters the portal?
October 22nd, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^
Is there a reason Tuttle can’t come back? He would have a CoVID year, I believe. He isn’t looking like a terrible option on a team with a stacked Defense and a great TE.
October 22nd, 2023 at 5:31 PM ^
It’s not that Tuttle can’t come back, but we’re seeing Tuttle on a drive or two per game deep in blowouts. He’s been very good in that role (15/17 for 130 yards and a TD) but I’d have serious concerns just riding with a guy that completed 57% of his passes at 5.0 YPA with 5 TDs and 6 picks over the course of 4 years at Indiana and a true freshman backup as our QBs.
At the very least you need to bring a portal guy in to compete. Cam Rising is very similar in playing style to JJ and is a pretty clear upgrade over Tuttle and would be a great QB until Davis is ready. We may have a great TE and defense next year, but we’re potentially losing all 5 starting linemen, our top two running backs, and top two receivers. We’re likely going to see a pretty significant drop off on offense and a proven playmaker like Cam Rising would be a huge asset in making up for that lost production and experience.
October 22nd, 2023 at 5:58 PM ^
Penix had some years at indiana of completion percentage in the 50s.
Im not sure stats at indiana are indicative of time at michigan.
October 23rd, 2023 at 5:40 PM ^
The completion percentage isn’t really the issue. The 5 TDs and 6 picks, is. The 5.0 YPA is. Penix had 29 TDs and 15 picks at Indiana. With a 7.3 YPA.
Tuttle has been fine as a backup in mop up duty. But I see absolutely ZERO reason why he should go into next year as the presumed starter. Michigan should absolutely be fishing in the portal for a better option or at least someone to compete.
October 22nd, 2023 at 9:12 PM ^
Penix sucked at Indiana too.
October 23rd, 2023 at 5:35 PM ^
Yeah that’s just a flat out lie
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
Well, let's see.
Nah, never mind, not going to waste the time to go through the mental gymnastics of trying to imagine who might possibly be in the portal months from now.
ETA: "It remains unclear whether Rising, who has been in college since 2018, will return for a seventh year. " - ESPN
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:12 PM ^
Sure, but I feel like it would be a hard sell unless there’s a huge NIL package put together for him.
Utah isn’t some G5 or P5 bottom-feeder program. They are coming off back-to-back conference championships led by a coach, Kyle Whittingham, that seems to be universally loved by his players.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
You're not wrong, but New Big 10 > New Big 12
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^
Cam Rising would be the perfect transfer option for next year while our big 2024 recruit is being groomed for the next level.
He comes from a program with a similar “toughness meter”. Also great all around athlete
Edit: he also has lots of experience against opponents on next years schedule
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:35 PM ^
He probably can help decode their signs…too soon? [ducks]
October 23rd, 2023 at 8:31 AM ^
Utah is consistently a very good team that is ranked in the top 10-15 and plays for league championships and in good bowls. Rising is the presumed starter for them next year. There’s no reason to think he’d transfer.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^
Is there any reason to think Rising intends to transfer? He’s an outstanding player but I don’t see why he wouldn’t finish his career at Utah.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:23 PM ^
Nope. He'll get a medical redshirt then come back next year to win a Big-12 championship and go to the CFP.
October 22nd, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
I mean if it's half way through the season, Rising was projected to come back around now, and all of the sudden it's announced he's redshirting the season. It's at least somewhat reasonable to think he might be deciding to sit out and transfer
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:16 PM ^
Harbaugh would love that kid, but I doubt he'd leave Utah.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:23 PM ^
The notion that Rising would leave Utah for anything other than the NFL is bizarre.
October 22nd, 2023 at 4:43 PM ^
Thank you...
October 22nd, 2023 at 8:11 PM ^
Right?
Rising is from Ventura, CA which looks like a pretty great place on the California shore.
Salt Lake is a pretty good spot too, and the University of Utah seems like it's on an upward trajectory on and off the field.
Hard to imagine Rising leaving the good setup he has out there to come to Ann Arbor.
Then again, stranger things have happened...
October 22nd, 2023 at 10:53 PM ^
the university, city, and surrounding area are phenomenal
would totally live there
October 22nd, 2023 at 11:35 PM ^
I moved to Ventura a few years ago. Had no idea Cam Rising was from Ventura.
I believe I saw him in two Rose Bowls. He's a gamer but seems to take risks on the field. I saw him take a couple of vicious hits. I can understand why he gets injured. Fun as hell to watch though, and he's a born leader. His teammates love him.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:27 PM ^
That would be amazing. When healthy he is awesome
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:29 PM ^
Seeing how JJ will go to the draft,
While I certainly wouldn't be surprised by this, let's let him make the announcement himself.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
That would be a good idea. If McCarthy were going to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick, staying another year for big NIL money and more experience might make sense, but he’ll probably be shooting up draft boards and leaving now. If that happens, Michigan will be in the market for an experienced QB and Rising is a good one. Whether he’d be open to leaving Utah is another question.
October 23rd, 2023 at 8:34 AM ^
JJ will almost certainly be a first-round pick. The question is how high will he go in a year stocked with first-rounders. If he’s like QB6, it could behoove him to return for another year. Plus, he’s just the sort of guy who might return just because he enjoys it.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:36 PM ^
But is JJ going to the NFL? He has said that he will definitely be at Michigan for four years...
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:45 PM ^
He seems like the kind of kid who could and would totally stay when it would otherwise make sense for him to go. That said, I think it depends on how the season ends. National title? What’s to come back for? But god forbid we lose to OSU or wash out in round 1 of the playoffs, might he consider coming back to earn big NIL, set all the Michigan qb records and solidify himself as the greatest ever to do here, and then go? I could squint and see it..
October 22nd, 2023 at 2:16 PM ^
He is playing himself into the upper half of the 1st round
He gone
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:40 PM ^
As things stand today JJ is the second overall draft pick.
October 22nd, 2023 at 3:51 PM ^
1st pick. Better than CW.
October 23rd, 2023 at 9:32 AM ^
The CW.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:40 PM ^
Are we sure Utah wouldn’t want to pull out all the stops to keep him?
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:42 PM ^
🎶 String beans to Utah
(yum yum)
String beans to Utah. Deliver string beans to Utah tonight
(giddyup)
I better go fast or they won’t be alright 🎶
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:44 PM ^
We’ll find someone who will be pretty good. I have no doubt we’ll find a guy at a Devin O’Leary/Sam Hartman level to be able to bridge us between JJ and Davis/(hopefully) Underwood.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
Appreciate the post, it takes courage to put something out there.
With respect to Jadyn Davis’ potential, I completely agree with looking for a number 1 QB for 2024 in the portal. We’re already seeing some amazing portal contributions by Barner, Nugent, and even Tuttle in a backup role.
Our schedule next year is the toughest I can remember. We’re going to need veteran leadership from day 1, and as another reader mentioned, Cam Rising has played against Washington and USC.
Why not us?
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
🎶 I see Cam moon Rising
There’s a Cam moon on the rise 🎶
October 22nd, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
There’s a Cam moon on the rise 🎶
I'm sorry but "Cam moon" barely rhymes with "bathroom"
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:54 PM ^
Lots of QBs will be picked next year - Caleb Williams, Michael Penix, Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels, Jordan Travis, Sam Hartman, Taulia Tagovailoa, and probably more. To scouts, JJ's film probably holds up with the rest of these guys and I could certainly see him being a 1st round pick. A guy like Rising will be well-rested and it will be a serious audition for the NFL. Maybe he does move on from Utah but I doubt Whittingham would want to let an experienced QB like that walk.
October 22nd, 2023 at 1:12 PM ^
I think JJ is going to be drafted ahead of everyone you mentioned.
October 22nd, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
I could see the Kansas QB Daniels as a Michigan target as well.
October 22nd, 2023 at 1:05 PM ^
That would be a GREAT FIT! Sign him up.
October 22nd, 2023 at 2:04 PM ^
Me gusta.
October 22nd, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
I guess we’re off the “Davis Warren is the next QB” train now? He looked great in spot duty last year but maybe he’s just a guy now?
October 23rd, 2023 at 5:47 AM ^
I have heard Jaden Rashada from Arizona State is looking to transfer.
October 23rd, 2023 at 8:10 AM ^
Diego Pavia - NMSU. No idea if he'd portal but this dude is lighting it up for New Mexico State and keeps improving. He's pretty fun to watch, good pickup for Jerry Kill.