Cam Rising Interview

His knee keeps improving.  He wasn’t wearing a brace today.

The knee was on his mind when he played against AZ.  However, he does not want to make any excuses.

With it being wet on Saturday, they wanted to get the run game going.  12 guys carried the ball last week.

Nate Johnson is the (self-proclaimed) fastest guy on the team.  He also has a great arm.  Cam told him to just go out and have fun.  He is now starting to get reps with the starters.  Previously, he was the scout-team QB.

They joked about Johnson’s speed and other guys like Dixon, Vaughn, etc. who have great speed.  (Kuithe joked on Tuesday that he was as fast as Johnson.  Cam laughed about that.)  

When Bill went on and on about Nate’s speed – Cam laughed and asked Bill if he was questioning his speed.

Riley was talking up the defense.  Cam agreed that Scalley and the D have stepped it up.  Much of this segment was Riley talking about the defense and asking Cam for confirmation.  Riley really talked up Ellis and Vaughn.  Vaughn did not play D in high school.  They also hyped Phillips and his work ethic.

All the other QBs in the QB room are owning their role.  They are working hard to perfect their skills.

He will be walking with the seniors on Saturday.  He will be looking at his odds of making it in the NFL.  His intention today is to declare himself eligible.  It sounds like he has made his decision.  (I am fine with that.)  He said he is feeling nostalgic and has a lot of emotions about his career here is coming to an end.

Stanford does a lot of good things.  They play a lot of Man D.  They are very good at third-down defense.

Riley asked about his mindset going into Saturday.  He said, just go out and enjoy the last game at RES, have fun and win. (I think Cam really does have fun out there.)

Cam says Caleb Williams and Bo Nix are probably the best players in the conference.