Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders runs onto the field in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising and Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders ended up in the middle of a very odd situation on Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday evening, a parody X (formerly Twitter) account with the name Wilson F. Ball, CFB Analyst claimed to report that “Per Sources close to Utah Football,” Rising had a laceration on his hand as a result of getting hit last Saturday against Baylor, and the laceration “has grown infected and are showing signs of Tetanus.”
The “report” added that Rising would be expected to miss 6-8 weeks and that “Utah Athletics is preparing a medical redshirt waiver for an 8th season just in case”.
BREAKING: Per Sources close to Utah Football, the laceration on the hand of Utes’ QB Cam Rising has grown infected and are showing signs of Tetanus.
He is expected to be out for up 6-8 weeks.
Utah Athletics is preparing a medical redshirt waiver for an 8th season just in case pic.twitter.com/rwYVdmoBpj
— Wilson F. Ball, CFB Analyst (@WillyFoosball) September 12, 2024
On Thursday morning, Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, a very reputable college football reporter, reported that Rising is “unlikely” to play on Saturday against Utah State but that he didn’t break anything and is expected to return next Saturday against Oklahoma State.
By Thursday afternoon, however, the parody post started to spread quickly, and Sanders ended up seeing it and wrote on X, “Praying for @Utah_Football Cam Rising. God bless u, your family & team. You’re a awesome resilient young man. #CoachPrime
About 90 minutes later, Sanders made another post, writing, “I was really bothered by thinking this kid was hurt again. God bless the…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2024-09-13 00:25:00
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