OCT 17 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Rising, Jr., QB, Utah (Ventura, Calif.),...Was 30-of-44 passing for 415 yards and 2 touchdowns, against no sacks and no interceptions in the win over No. 7 USC. This was the first 400-yard passing game by a Utah quarterback in the Pac-12 era and first since Brian Johnson against San Diego State on Oct. 15, 2005...Set single game career-highs in completions (30), passing yards (415) and rushing touchdowns (3)...Rushed 11 times for 60 yards and 3 touchdo wns. It was the first 3-rushing-touchdown game by a Utah quarterback since Travis Wilson did so against Colorado State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 20, 2014...Orchestrated a 15-play, 75-yard game-winning drive, capped by a Rising rushing touchdown on 4t h-and-goal and ensuing two-point conversion with under a minute left. It culminated a stretch of five touchdowns over Utah's last six possessions of the ballgame.Was responsible for 475 total yards of total offense (415 passing; 60 rushing). It wa s the most total yards of offense for a Utah QB since Brian Johnson in that San Diego State game in 2005...With his 3 rushing touchdowns, Rising now has 12 in his career and is only the 6th Utah QB since 1996 to rush for 10 or more career rushing touchdo wns...Threw for 2 touchdowns in the game, and now has 35 career passing touchdowns, which ranks 10th all-time in Utah history....Has rushed for a touchdown in 3 consecutive games, the first such feat of his career. He is the first Utah quarterback to hav e 3 straight games with a rushing touchdown since Tyler Huntley did so in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl vs. Indiana, then the first two games of 2017...3rd time winning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and first this season...Took home the award in back- to-back weeks in October 2021...Also nominated for Offense: Michael Penix, Jr., QB, Washington; Jayden de Laura, QB, Arizona; Montana Lemonious-Craig, WR, Colorado; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Casey Filkins, RB, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football
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