Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke Played Through Torn ACL Injury amid CFP Run, Agent Says

Kurtis Rourke led Indiana to the best season in program history and a spot in the College Football Playoff while playing with a torn ACL.

Casey Muir, Rourke's agent, told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero his client is believed to have torn his ACL in August and will undergo surgery next week to repair the injury.

There was no indication during the season that Rourke's knee was bothering him. He did miss the Hoosiers' Oct. 26 game against Washington, but that was due to a thumb injury suffered the previous week in a win over Nebraska.

This would be the second time that Rourke has suffered a torn ACL in his college career. It previously happened in November 2022 when he was playing at Ohio. Despite missing the final three games of that season, he earned MAC MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors.

There was some concern the injury might cause lingering problems when Rourke left the first game of the 2023 season against San Diego State in the first quarter after being sacked. He got up and walked off the field with a noticeable limp.

Rourke did sit out the Bobcats' next game, but he returned to the lineup the following week and started the final 10 games of the regular season.

After the end of the 2023 season, Rourke transferred to Indiana as a sixth-year senior. He became the fourth quarterback in Hoosiers history to throw for at least 3,000 yards in a season (3,042) and set the program's single-season record with 29 touchdown passes.

Indiana won a program-record 11 games and earned the No. 10 seed in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff this season. The Hoosiers' run ended with a 27-17 loss to Notre Dame on Dec. 20.

B/R's NFL scouting department has Rourke ranked as the 10th-best quarterback prospect and No. 119 player overall in the 2025 draft class.