Kurtis Rourke threw for a season-high 359 yards and three touchdowns, and the Indiana Hoosiers nearly shut out the Maryland Terrapins for the final 22 minutes to pull away for a 42-28 victory. Indiana is 5-0 for the first time since 1967 and just the third time in school history.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke threw for a season-high 359 yards and three touchdowns, and the Indiana Hoosiers defense shut down the Maryland Terrapins for the final 22 minutes, pulling away for a 42-28 victory Saturday.
Maryland suffered its first loss to the Hoosiers since 2020 despite getting three TD passes from Billy Edwards Jr. and a season-best 75-yard TD run from Roman Hemby.Rourke finished 22 of 33 but threw two interceptions in the first half and running back Kaelon Black lost a fumble in the first half — Indiana’s first three turnovers of the season. Elijah Sarratt caught seven passes for 128 yards and one TD.
The Hoosiers seized control late in the third quarter after Justice Ellison scored on a nifty 19-yard inside run to give Indiana a brief 21-14 lead. Hemby broke free on the next offensive snap to tie the score at 21.A catch? Not a catch? The Miami-Virginia Tech ending won’t be forgotten by either sideRourke broke the tie with a 13-yard TD pass to Elijah Sarratt with 40 seconds left in the third and the Hoosiers sealed the victory with a 12-yard TD pass from Rourke to Donaven McCulley.
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