Rourke closed out the first half — he was 17 of 21 with 189 yard and an interception on a last second Hail Mary — but a couple of his attempts on the Hoosiers final drive were a bit off target.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on the issue before a question was asked about Rourke. “He had a thumb on a helmet, nail kind of came off. We'll know mo

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke missed the second half of the 16th-ranked Hoosiers game against Nebraska on with an injury to his right hand.

Indiana football defeated Nebraska 56-7 on Saturday, but lost starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke to injury after the first half of play. Rourke went over to the sideline late in the second quarter with blood on his hand and re-entered the game with a bandage.

Indiana football sixth-year senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke suffered a hand injury in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Nebraska in Memorial Stadium and has been replaced by redshirt sophomore Tayven Jackson.

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, matching the Hoosiers’ most lopsided Big Ten win in program history.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football’ s remarkable run continued unbothered Saturday, in a 56-7 steamrolling of Nebraska. The No. 18 Hoosiers barreled their way firmly into the Big Ten title race, and the College Football Playoff discussion along with it. Here’s how they graded out:

Canadian quarterback Kurtis Rourke didn’t come out for the second half in Indiana’s college football game against Nebraska after being sidelined with an apparent hand injury, the Bloomington Herald Times reported Saturday.