Curt Cignetti 'optimistic' QB Kurtis Rourke will start for No. 13 Indiana against Michigan State

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Curt Cignetti 'optimistic' QB Kurtis Rourke will start for No. 13 Indiana against Michigan State
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Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says he's “optimistic” starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke will return to the lineup Saturday against Michigan State. Rourke won each of his first seven starts with the Hoosiers before sitting out last weekend's 31-17 victory over Washington with a right thumb injury.

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Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said Monday he remains “optimistic” starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke can return to the lineup for Saturday’s game at Michigan State.are tied with No. 1 Oregon for the league lead. No. 3 Penn State also is one of the eight remaining unbeaten teams but has played one fewer conference game.

Rourke, a Canadian now in his sixth college season, transferred from Ohio University to Indiana this season following an injury-plagued 2023 season with the Bobcats. Rourke also suffered a season-ending knee injury late in 2022 but was still selected as the Mid-American Conference’s MVP.

would make his second straight start. Jackson went 11 of 19 with 124 yards, one TD and one interception while also running for a score as Indiana matched the 1967 Rose Bowl team for the best start in program history. Indiana could reach 9-0 for the first time by beating the Spartans and claiming the Old Bass Spittoon.“There was good and bad,” Cignetti said when asked about Jackson. “He’s got to build on the good and eliminate the bad. He’ll have a good film session with Coach Sunseri evening. Like everybody else, better, worse, never stay the same — need to be better.”

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