Tag: Kurtis Rourke

Dec 20, 2024; Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke (9) throws during the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Agent: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke played season with torn ACL

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Quarterback Kurtis Rourke is scheduled to undergo surgery next week to fix a torn right ACL — an injury he played through as he led Indiana to the College Football Playoff, agent Casey Muir told ESPN on Friday.

He missed just one game in 2024 — due a thumb injury — and led Indiana to a school-record 11 wins. The Hoosiers lost at Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 20.

The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that it was believed Rourke partially tore the ACL in July and fully tore it the following month. Per the report, Rourke didn’t let the medical staff at Indiana know of “any further discomfort or aggravation after the initial injury, and thus no new examination or imaging was conducted across the course of the season itself.”

While playing at Ohio in 2022, Rourke tore the same ACL.

He transferred to Indiana for his redshirt-senior season in 2024 and completed 69.4 percent of his pass attempts (222 of 320) for 3,042 yards with 29 touchdowns and five interceptions. He finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Rourke as the No. 9 quarterback prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft.

–Field Level Media

Indiana's Kurtis Rourke (9) thumb shows the injury during the Indiana versus Nebraska football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

Hoosiers coach optimistic on QB Kurtis Rourke’s return

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Indiana is optimistic about quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s progress as he recovers from a thumb injury that required surgery last week, coach Curt Cignetti told reporters Monday.

Cignetti said the redshirt senior has been “throwing the past few days.”

The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are hopeful that Rourke can return to play at Michigan State on Saturday, ESPN reported Monday.

Rourke was injured in the second quarter of a 56-7 rout of Nebraska on Oct. 19, when his throwing hand struck the helmet of a Cornhuskers player. He did not return to the game, with Tayven Jackson taking over and finishing the blowout victory.

Jackson again took Rourke’s place in Saturday’s 31-17 win over Washington, going 11 for 19 for 124 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Rourke is in his first season at Indiana after starting the previous three years at Ohio. He has completed 74.6 percent of his passes for 1,941 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions in seven starts for the Hoosiers and is considered a candidate for the Heisman Trophy.

–Field Level Media

Sep 28, 2024; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke (9) throws a pass against the Maryland Terrapins during the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

Report: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke has thumb surgery

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Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke underwent surgery on his right thumb Monday and could return sooner than previously expected, ESPN reported Tuesday.

The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) announced that Rourke was out “indefinitely” after he sustained the injury in Saturday’s 56-7 rout of Nebraska.

Backup Tayven Jackson is expected to start Saturday’s home game against Washington (4-3, 2-2) but “there’s now optimism” that Rourke could be back for the Nov. 2 game at Michigan State, per ESPN.

Rourke suffered the injury to his thumb in the second quarter when his throwing hand struck the helmet of a Cornhuskers player. He did not return to the game, with Jackson taking over and finishing the blowout victory.

Rourke, 23, is in his first season at Indiana after starting the previous three years at Ohio. He has completed 74.6 percent of his passes for 1,941 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions in seven starts for the Hoosiers, who lead the nation with 48.7 points per game.

–Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2024; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke (9) prepares to snap the ball during the first quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images

Reports: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke (thumb) expected to miss Washington game

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A thumb injury is expected to keep Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke on the sidelines next weekend when the Hooisers host Washington in a Big Ten game, multiple outlets reported Sunday.

Rourke suffered the injury on his right (throwing) hand in the second quarter of Saturday’s 56-7 thrashing of Nebraska. The injury apparently occurred when his hand hit the helmet of a Nebraska player.

It was not clear Sunday how much time Rourke is expected to miss.

With the Hoosiers up 28-7 at the half, Rourke did not return to Saturday’s game after halftime and backup Tayven Jackson took over.

Before his departure, Rourke completed 17 of 21 pass attempts for 189 yards with one touchdown and one interception for undefeated Indiana (7-0).

Rourke, 23, is in his first season at Indiana after starting the past three seasons at Ohio. On the season, he is 135-of-181 passing (74.6 percent) for 1,941 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions.

–Field Level Media