Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s season has already been impressive, as he helped lead the Hoosiers to an 11-2 record and a berth in the College Football Playoff – their best season in program history.
What makes Rourke’s play even more remarkable is that he was believed to have re-torn his ACL in August and played through the injury, the quarterback’s agent said NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Rourke first tore his ACL at the end of the 2022 season when he played for Ohio University.
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Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke, #9, throws during the first quarter against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
Rourke will undergo ACL revision surgery on Wednesday, according to his agent.
If playing through a re-torn ACL wasn’t enough, Rourke also played through a thumb injury.
During Indiana’s 56-7 win over Nebraska On October 19, Rourke broke a nail on his right hand, his pitching hand, after being hit. X-rays later revealed that Rourke’s nail had broken because he had broken a bone in his thumb.
Rourke underwent surgery just days later, missed just one game and returned to play against State of Michigan November 2 with two screws in the thumb.
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Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke, #9, shows an injured thumb during Indiana’s football game against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (IMAGIN)
Rourke threw four touchdown passes in the Hoosiers’ 47-10 victory over the Spartans while wearing a longette under his glove, per IndyStar.
Despite playing through a knee injury and eventually a thumb injury, Rourke finished ninth in the Heisman voting.
The Hoosiers quarterback completed 69.4% of his passes, throwing for 3,042 yards and 29 touchdowns, compared to just five interceptions.
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Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke, #9, tackles during the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
Rourke spent the first five seasons of his college career with Ohio before transferring to Indiana ahead of the 2024 season.
Indiana’s outstanding season ended with a loss to Notre Dame in the first round of the college football playoffs.
Rourke will enter the NFL draft.
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