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Kurtis Rourke was sidelined with a hand injury against Nebraska

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Kurtis Rourke was sidelined with a hand injury against Nebraska

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football quarterback Kurtis Rourke did not appear with the team in the second half after suffering an apparent hand injury.

The FOX broadcast showed Rourke's hand bleeding, and sideline reporter Jenny Taft said it looked like training staff had taped his nail. Rourke finished the first half – he was 17 of 21 for 189 yards and a last-second interception. Hail Mary – but some of his attempts on the Hoosiers' final drive went a bit off the mark.

While Taft said Cignetti told her that Rourke was “fine” after halftime, he was not with the other quarterbacks warming up.

He was replaced by Tayven Jackson, the lone holdover from IU's quarterback room from the 2023 season. He entered the game after Nebraska threw an interception to Shawn Asbury II with 7:35 left in the third quarter. He completed his first pass attempt for a 16-yard gain to Miles Cross.

Indiana went into halftime up 28-7 while putting up a strong offense against a Nebraska team that had a top-15 defense entering the game. The Hoosiers had 343 total yards at halftime, including 154 rushing yards (9.6 yards per carry) and six plays of 20 yards or more.

Rourke entered Saturday's game with numbers that were among the best in the country in most major passing categories. In IU's first six games, he averaged 292.0 yards (No. 11 in the FBS) with a 73.8% completion rate (No. 3) and 14 touchdowns (tied for No. 13).This story will be updated

Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek Click here to read all of his coverage.

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