Utah’s Cameron Rising says the preseason rankings don’t matter and the team is purely focused on getting better

Query: How was the scrimmage on Saturday Cam?

Cameron Rising: “It was an excellent day. Either side of the ball obtained higher.”

Query: The place specifically did you get higher?

Cameron Rising: “I believe up entrance. We obtained some good work, simply being on the market on the sector, having coach Harding behind them, having the ability to give them pointers all through the day, actually placing it on tape, and simply ensuring we’re getting higher.”

Query: Harding has talked lots about proudly owning up final yr, the beginning for the offensive line and making an attempt to start out robust this yr. Are you seeing that improvement being made with the fellows?

Cameron Rising: “Yeah, they’re engaged on chemistry early on and simply ensuring that guys know how you can work with one another and what tendencies are there so, making it simple for everybody.”

Query: How a lot of a task do you play in that?

Cameron Rising: “Simply speaking, particularly speaking recreation plan and stuff like that, ensuring we’re on the identical web page, what sort of seems to be, and what we wish to do these seems to be is what I get to do with them.”

Query: What have you ever seen from Bryson and JJ behind you?

Cameron Rising: “They have been working their tails off. They’re placing within the work every day, bettering. It is good to see how they’re rising as soccer gamers and simply actually getting snug a yr within the offense.”

Query: What sort of recommendation do you give to them?

Cameron Rising: “Have enjoyable. It is simply soccer on the finish of the day and you’ve got simply obtained to be sure to know your assignments and hold it the identical enjoyable sort of really feel you’d had again within the day.”

Query: Kyle Whittingham stated Cash Parks has made large strides this yr, the place have you ever seen Cash enhance essentially the most?

Cameron Rising: “Cash has at all times been quick and fast however I believe he is aware of how you can use his palms. Actually took the offseason simply to ensure he is bettering his route working as a result of he is getting open virtually on will and its simply good to see that.”

Query: Inform me your favourite examples of Micah Bernards athleticism?

Cameron Rising: “Its onerous to not discuss that catch within the Rose Bowl, that was unbelievable and theres at all times performs that he makes, whether or not its leaping up over a linebacker to go get a wheel…he is simply an unbelievable athlete. I like simply giving him the ball and watching him go.”

Query: What’s your evaluation of Utah’s protection?

Cameron Rising: “They’re an excellent protection. Coach Scalley, Coach Swan, Coach Shah, they’re all working and ensuring that these guys are flying on all cylinders and props to the fellows. They’re ensuring that they are spending additional hours, working collectively so that they are on the identical web page and getting the seems to be that they need. Ensuring that their calls are right and I am excited to see them play anyone else.”

Query: What does the AP rating of quantity seven imply to you?

Cameron Rising: “It would not actually matter to me. It would not actually imply a lot. It is simply preseason. We have simply gotta deal with what we have got and hold getting higher day by day.”

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