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With Kurtis Rourke out, Tayven Jackson gets chance to shine as QB for No. 13 Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Tayven Jackson seemingly spent his entire life preparing for Saturday — leading his home state team onto the field for one of the biggest games in program history. All he has to do now is help the 13th-ranked Hoosiers beat Washington. ...
Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke out indefinitely with right thumb injury
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Hoosiers starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke will be out indefinitely with an injured right thumb, the team announced Sunday. Rourke was injured during the first half of Saturday’s 56-7 rout over Nebraska when his hand hit the helmet of a...
No. 16 Indiana routs Nebraska 56-7 to stay unbeaten; Rourke injures hand and misses 2nd half
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Justice Ellison ran for 105 yards and two first-half touchdowns and No. 16 Indiana continued its best start in 57 years with a 56-7 rout of Nebraska on Saturday, matching the Hoosiers' most lopsided Big Ten win in program history. Hoosiers quarterback...
Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke sits out second half against Nebraska with a hand injury
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke missed the second half of the 16th-ranked Hoosiers game against Nebraska on Saturday with an injury to his right hand. Rourke was 17 of 21 for 189 yards and a touchdown before getting hurt. Tayven Jackson took over for...
Big Ten slate features Nebraska-Indiana showdown plus rare Top 25 matchup at Illinois
Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: Game of the week Nebraska (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at No. 16 Indiana (6-0, 3-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox) Indiana hasn’t trailed in a game all season on its way to posting its first 6-0 start since its Rose...
Unbeaten Hoosiers and their coach and quarterback dominate the AP's Big Ten midseason awards
First-year coach Curt Cignetti promised a new and improved Indiana, and he has delivered with the unbeaten Hoosiers off to their best start since 1967. The Hoosiers have already doubled their win total from last season, and for that they earned four of the 10 Associated Press Big Ten...
AP Top 25 Extra Points: Nine teams hit midway point 6-0, and five of them are surprises
Nine teams reached the halfway point of the season with 6-0 records. That No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Penn State and No. 6 Miami are among them is no surprise. But No. 9 Iowa State hadn't won six straight to open a season since 1938, No. 16 Indiana since 1967, No. 20 Pittsburgh...
Big Ten has become a landing zone for transfer quarterbacks
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Bret Bielema was at the forefront of the graduate transfer game in 2011 when the NCAA passed a new rule that allowed athletes in all sports to transfer and gain immediate eligibility without a waiver as long as they were enrolled in graduate school. Needing...
Rourke helps No. 23 Indiana stay unbeaten with 41-24 victory over Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Kurtis Rourke threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 23 Indiana stay unbeaten with a 41-24 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. The Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) also had 149 yards on the ground with Justice Ellison (68 yards) and Ty Son Lawton...
Indiana improves to 5-0 for 1st time since 1967 with 42-28 victory over Maryland
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — First-year coach Curt Cignetti promised he would change the Indiana Hoosiers football program. Virtually nobody expected it to happen so quickly. Kurtis Rourke threw for a season-high 359 yards and three touchdowns Saturday, and the Indiana...
