Cam Rising talks returning to the field and joining the Big 12 at Big 12 Media Days

AGAIN IN JUST A MOMENT UTAH QUARTER RISINGINGS MADE PLENTY HEADLINES BIG 12 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS YESTERDAY. SPENT TIME WITH US. RISINGING DURING THAT DAY ONE EXTRAVAGANZA DISCUSSING HIS RECOVERY HAYES HEALTH, BEING PICKED TO FINISH FIRST YEAR ONE OF BIG 12 PLAY AS A COLLECTIVE UNIT AT UTAH AND YES, RIVALRY. HERE IS RISINGING ON BYU SPORTS NATION. CAM RISING. >>Spencer: GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON BYU SPORTS NATION I THINK EVERY FAN ACROSS COLLEGE FOOTBALL WANTS TO KNOW HOW ARE YOU FEELING ON THE SCALE OF 0 0 TO 100% GET READY FINAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. >>Cam: FEELING GREAT READY TO GO. BEEN GREAT HAVING SPRING BALL AND ALL OF THAT. GETTING THAT FEEL BACK FOR THE GAME. AND I'M RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO BE. >>Austin: HOW HARD WAS IT WATCHING LAST YEAR? ON THE SIDELINE. >>Cam: ALWAYS HARD. I'M A GUY THAT JORDAN PRIDE PRIF I'M THE GUY FOR THE JOB. ALWAYS TRY TO GO OUT THERE PUT OFFENSE IN THE BEST POSITION. SEE OFFENSE STRUGGLING LIKE THAT. DEFINITELY HURT. I KNOW DEFENSE, THEY WERE BATTLING DAVID T TAYLOR TAILS OF DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. DEFINITELY HARD EXCITED TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND HELP THEM OUT. >>Spencer: WHAT LESSONS DID YOU LEARN HO EXERCISE THAT PATIENCE AND SIT OUT? YOU DO BRING SO MUCH TO YOUR TEAM. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF. CAN'T GO DO THAT. >>Cam: HARD TO ON THE SIDELINES. CAN'T REALLY BRING AS MUCH ENERGY AND STUFF. IF YOU YOU'RE NOT OUT THERE IN E PADS. GAVE ME A SENSE OF WHAT I GUESS BEING COACH IS AND TRYING TO MOTIVATE AND DO ALL OF THAT. IT'S CHALLENGING AND JUST I'M EXCITED TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND I KNOW I'M READY FOR IT. >>Spencer: COACH RISING DO YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT? >>Cam: MAYBE ONE DAY. >>Austin: BRIAN JOHNSON DID IT. >>Cam: I KNOW. HAD A HIGH LEVEL. >>Austin: ABSOLUTELY. STILL CONTINUES TO TALK ME ABOUT OFFENSIVE WH WH WEAPONS. GRANT MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR. LOSE GUYS LIKES OF DAVON. GREAT LEADERS. >>Spencer: BRING IN DORIAN SINGER FROM USC. >>Cam: GREAT PLAYER. >>Austin: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO MAKE SURE, BEING FORMER WIDE RECEIVER, HE WAS ABSOLUTELY ALL THE REPS DURING THE OFF SEASON ABSOLUTELY PIVOTAL IN TERMS OF BUILDING KIND OF THAT, CALL IT THAT SIXTH SENSE BETWEEN QUARTERBACK AND RECEIVER. MAY MARRIAGE. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN THIS OFF SEASON. >>Cam: PLAYING CATCH AS MUCH AS WE CAN. TALKING. TRYING TO PICK EACH OTHER HE'S'S BRAINS O ROUTES. GET DONE WITH PRA SAME PLAYS. BREAKING POCKET WORK ON MORE. GREAT JOB JUST BUILDING CHEMISTRY AND MAKING SURE WE'LL B BE READY TO HIT THE 10-YARD OUT ON TIME. LIKE THAT. >>Spencer: 605 DAYS BETWEEN STARTS WHEN YOU TAKE THE FIELD AGAINST SOUTHERN UTAH. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST ABOUT TAKING THE FIELD FOR THAT GAME. >>Cam: JUST GETTING OUT THERE ON THE FIELD AND JUST PRETTY MUCH SNAPPING THE BALL. FEELING THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY REPLICATE. IT'S LIKE A DRUG TO ME. JUST BECAUSE THAT ADRENALINE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, AND JUST READY TO GO. ESPECIALLY AFTER GREAT WEEK OF PREPARATION STUFF LIKE THAT. REALLY DEFINITELY HELPS OUT. >>Austin: ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING THAT SURPRISED ME WAS BYU, HAVEN'T PLAYED US SINCE 2019? >>Spencer: '21 LAST GAME. >>Austin: OKAY. YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED BYU AT ALL. GIVE ME THE THOUGHTS ON ONE, THE RIVALRY, BECAUSE OF BEING IN THE PAC-12, YOU'VE KIND OF BEEN BYU BEEN TEAM DOWN SOUTH OF YOU GUYS, GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE RIVALRY AND THEN ALSO, GOING DOWN OR HAVING THEM COME UP AND PLAY YOU GUYS AT HOME? >>Spencer: IN CONFERENCE NO LESS. >>Cam: NOT GOING TO LIE. I JUST DON'T REALLY LIKE BYU. >>Austin: GEEZ! >>Spencer: THIS IS NORMAL. >>Cam: I FEEL LIKE I'M DEFINITELY RED PART OF UTAH THAT IS THE GOOD SIDE I WOULD SAY. >>Spencer: >>Spencer: I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO SAY THAT. >>Austin: THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT GREAT. >>Cam: I DON'T LIKE SEEING THE Y ANYWHERE DON'T CARE FOR IT. DEFINITELY RIVALRY. >>Austin: WHICH IS AWESOME GIVEN THE FACT YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED PLAYING US YET. ALREADY INSTILLED. >>Cam: LAST GAME. I KIND OF GOT THE SENSE. >>Spencer: GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOR OF IT. >>Cam: YEAH. >>Austin: I MEAN, THAT GAME, ALWAYS MEANT SOMETHING BUT NOW, THAT FACT THAT WE'RE ALL IN A CONFERENCE AGAIN, MEANS THAT MUCH MORE. BEING RANKED NUMBER 1 PRESEASON POLLS ALSO HELPS WITH THAT. >>Cam: ABSOLUTELY. >>Austin: WE'VE GOT A LITTLE CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER. I SHOULD SAY, BYU GOT A LITTLE CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER. HAVE YOU SENSED LIKE SENSE OF URGENCY NOW THAT THAT RATE SOMETHING COME OUT FROM THE PRESEASON POLL ASPECT OF BEING NUMBER ONE AT LEAST IN THE OFF SEASON WORKOUTS ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ANYTHING CHANGED. >>Cam: DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ANY OF THE R RANKINGS DOESN'T REALLY MEAN. GLAD THEY PUT US ON THAT PEDESTAL A LITTLE BIT. NOT OUR FOCUS. OUR FEHOKO WIN FOOTBALL GAMES. DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT YOU'RE RANKED AT THE MOMENT GOT TO WIN. >>Spencer: DID IT IN A 22 PICKED TO WIN THE BEFORE AND YOU WON. >>Cam: OH, YEAH. WIN THE PAC-12. >>Spencer: CARRIES SOME WEIGHT WITH IT. COMING INTO ICON CONFERENCE AS NEWCOMER, INTO A CON AN C CONFEE NEWCOMER SIGNIFICANT NOD OF RESPECT. HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT BUT DEALING WITH NEW STYLE OF PLAY BIG-12 DEFENSES ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN LARGE PART, SHOW A LOT OF MULTIPLE FRONTS COMPARED WHAT YOU SAW IN THE PAC-12. >>Cam: THINK IT'S GOVERNOR GOING TO BE GREAT. GOING TO BE GREAT. BEEN IN THE PAC-12 LONG TIME. GOT USED TO TEAMS TEND TO CHANGE LITTLE NUANCES HERE AND THERE SCHEMES FOR THE MOST PART, USUALLY THE SAME THING. GOING TO BE NICE SWITCHING IT UP AND GETTING NEW LOOKS. THERE'S A LOT OF QUARTERS THAT GETS PLAYED. LIKE GOING AGAINST THAT COVERAGE. IT'S FUN. GETTING THROW THE BIG POST STUFF LIKE THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. >>Spencer: MENTALITY OF QUARTERBACK LIKE YOU, I CAN'T HELP BUT DRAW SOME PARALLEL TOSS TAYSOM HILL. WENT THROUGH SOME SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. BUT NOW LOOK AT HIM. DOING GREAT THINGS. >>Cam: AWESOME. >>Spencer: NFL. I'M SURE YOU CAN KIND OF REALTYREDCAN RELATE TOHIM. HOW DO YOU WORK THROUGH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THAT. >>Cam: I THINK JUST PUT IT ON THE BACK OF YOUR MIND AND JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO IT. KIND OF GET THAT FEEL OF SOMETHING IS OFF OR SOMETHING IS WRONG AT THE MOMENT I DON'T HAVE THAT SENSE. I FEEL LIKE I'M GOOD. GOOD TO GO. READY TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY. THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO RIGHT NOW. >>Spencer: I FEEL LIKE HE HAS HIGH PAIN TOLERANCE AS WELL. >>Cam: I CAN TELL. I CAN HANDLE IT. >>Austin: YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS PERSONALLY FOR THE SEASON? >>Cam: JUST TO PLAY AND GO WIN EVERY GAME THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN. THAT'S MY GOAL. >>Spencer: IS THERE A PLACE THAT YEAR LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING? WE'RE TALKING OFF LINE, YOU DIDN'T GET TO PLAY IN PROVO. GET BYU IN SALT LAKE CITY. OF THE STADIUMS YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT THIS YEAR, IS THERE A PLACE YOU'RE EXCITED TO VISIT? MAYBE STILLWATER OKLAHOMA. >>Cam: HONESTLY, STILLWATER OKLAHOMA. AT TEXAS, HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING DIAMOND HEAD BOUND THERE GOING DOWN THERE AND PLAYING. HEAR THE PADDLES BANGING ON THE WALL. GREAT ENVIRONMENT M LOVE HOW RIGHT ON TOP OF US. FUN WHEN SCREAMING AND YELLING AT YOU. MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE FUN OUT THERE. >>Jarom: TAKES A UNIQUE PERSONALITY TO HABIBI-LIKIOEL STUFF LIKE THAT. -- HANDLE STUFF LIKE THAT. NOT EVERYONE LIKES THAT. YOU LIKE THAT LIKE THE ROAD ENVIRONMENT. WHAT IS IT ABOUT ROAD ENVIRONMENTS THAT YOU JOIN SO MUCH? >>Cam: I LIKE WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO ME. AND TALK A LITTLE SMACK. THAT'S REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. I GREW UP IN IT A COMPETITIVE HOUSEHOLD. DAD WOULD TALK SMACK. BROTHERS BOTH OF THEM. ANYTHING. BE COMPETING JUST WHO CAN EAT CEREAL FASTER. THAT'S HOW WE GREW UP. WHY I LOVE IT. >>Austin: I'M GOING TO MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. MAKE SURE TO TELL THE BYU GUYS, BE NICE TO THE GUY. >>Cam: BE NICE. >>Austin: BEST QUARTERBACK IN THE CONFERENCE MAN. >>Spencer: LOVE HIM. ABSOLUTELY. >>Austin: GOING TO BE BOLD SCOUTING REPORT. >>Spencer: I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS BYU FANS, ALL EXCITED THAT YEAR BACK. >>Cam: APPRECIATE THAT. >>Spencer: WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU PLAY. JUST AS ATHLETE. >>Cam: THANK YOU. >>Spencer: AS HUMAN BEING BACK AND HEALTHY AND DOING THE THING THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN GOD GIFTS, GIFT FROM GOD TO GO AND DO. >>Cam: YES, SIR. >>Austin: HECK OF A PLAYER. EXCITING TO WATCH. >>Spencer: THANKS FOR THE TIME. >>Ca