Canadian American football player (born 2000)
Kurtis Rourke Position Quarterback Class Major Communications (Master of Arts) Personal information Born: (2000-10-25 ) October 25, 2000 (age 24) Kitchener, Ontario , CanadaHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg) Career history College High school Holy Trinity (ON) Career highlights and awards
Kurtis Rourke (born October 25, 2000) is a Canadiancollege football quarterback who played for theOhio Bobcats andIndiana Hoosiers .
Rourke was the starting quarterback for theOhio Bobcats football team. After redshirting in2019 , he shared time at quarterback withArmani Rogers in2020 and2021 . He was namedMAC student athlete of the week on October 27, 2021, and September 27, 2023.[ 1] [ 2] Bobcats in 2022 , he was MAC East offensive player of the week three times during the2022 season . The first time came in week one of the after passing for 308 yards and four touchdowns againstFlorida Atlantic .[ 3] Fordham , and also in week 10 with 317 yards and five touchdown passes againstBuffalo .[ 4] ACL in the eleventh game of the season againstBall State .[ 5] [ 6] 2022 Vern Smith Leadership Award for MAC Player of the Year .[ 7]
Prior to the2023 season , he was included on the watch lists for theMaxwell Award ,[ 8] [ 9] Davey O'Brien Award ,[ 10] [ 11] Walter Camp Award ,[ 12] [ 13] Manning Award ,[ 14] [ 15] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
On December 14, 2023, Rourke announced that he would be transferring toIndiana .[ 21] Purdue .[ 22] torn ACL in his right knee, and would undergo surgery to repair the injury.[ 23]
Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2019 Ohio 1 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3 20 6.7 0 2020 Ohio 3 3 2–1 30 44 68.2 386 8.8 3 0 164.4 14 17 1.2 0 2021 Ohio 10 9 3–6 169 258 65.5 1,801 7.0 11 7 132.5 75 365 4.9 3 2022 Ohio 11 11 8–3 244 353 69.1 3,256 9.2 25 4 167.7 74 249 3.4 4 2023 Ohio 11 11 8–3 195 307 63.5 2,207 7.2 11 5 132.5 67 219 3.3 4 2024 Indiana 11 11 10–1 202 287 70.4 2,827 9.9 27 4 181.4 41 -25 -0.6 2 Career 46 44 30–14 819 1,221 67.1 10,144 8.3 71 20 152.8 269 816 3.0 13
Professional career [ edit ] Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 6 ft4+ 1 ⁄4 in 220 lb 30+ 1 ⁄4 in9+ 3 ⁄8 inAll values fromNFL Combine [ 24] [ 25]
He was born to Larry and Robyn Rourke.[ 26] Nathan Rourke , who preceded Kurtis as Ohio's starting quarterback, is a professional quarterback who plays for theB.C. Lions of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[ 27] [ 28]
Rourke is married to Caroline Rourke.[ 29]
Rourke is aChristian . He has said, “My identity is in Jesus and not my sport. I may have a bad practice, may have a bad throw, but knowing that, no matter what, Jesus is proud of me. He’s proud that I’m there and my goal every day [is] to work to glorify Him.”[ 29]
^ "Kurtis Rourke Named MAC Student Athlete Of The Week" .Ohio University Athletics . October 27, 2021.^ "Rourke Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Weekk" .Ohio University Athletics . October 27, 2021.^ "MAC Announces Week 1 Football Players of the Week" .getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference. September 5, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2022 .^ "Week 4 MAC Football Players of the Week Announced" .getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference. September 26, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2022 .^ Vannini, Chris (November 23, 2022)."Ohio's Kurtis Rourke out for season after suffering torn ACL, meniscus" . The Athletic. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022 . ^ "Kurtis Rourke" . ESPN. RetrievedNovember 23, 2022 .^ "MAC Announces 2022 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams" .Mid-American Conference . November 29, 2022.^ "2023 Maxwell Award Watch List" . Maxwell Football Club. July 31, 2023. RetrievedJuly 31, 2023 .^ "Rourke Named on 2023 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 31, 2023. RetrievedJuly 31, 2023 .^ "Davey O'Brien Award Announces 2023 Preseason Watch List" . August 8, 2023. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023 .^ "Ohio's Rourke, Toledo's Finn Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List" . Mid-American Conference. August 8, 2023. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023 .^ Carbone, Al (August 11, 2023)."Forty Five Players Named to Walter Camp 2023 Player of Year Preseason Watch List" .waltercamp.org . Walter Camp Football Foundation. RetrievedAugust 11, 2023 . ^ "Eastern Michigan's Evans, Ohio's Rourke Tabbed to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List" . Mid-American Conference. August 11, 2023. RetrievedAugust 11, 2023 .^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List" . Allstate Sugar Bowl. August 15, 2023. RetrievedAugust 15, 2023 .^ "Trio of MAC Quarterbacks Named to Manning Award Watch List" . Mid-American Conference. August 15, 2023. RetrievedAugust 15, 2023 .^ "The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Unveils 2023 Watch List" . Golden Arm Foundation. August 22, 2023. RetrievedAugust 29, 2023 .^ "Rourke Named on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2023 Watch List" . Ohio Athletics. August 22, 2023. RetrievedAugust 28, 2023 .^ "MAC Announces 2023 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams" .Mid-American Conference . November 29, 2023.^ "Six Ohio Football Student-Athletes Earn All-MAC Accolades" .Ohio Athletics . November 29, 2023.^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal" .^ Schumann, Mike (December 14, 2023)."Ohio transfer quarterback Kurtis Rourke announces commitment to Indiana" .The Daily Hoosier . RetrievedDecember 14, 2023 . ^ "Hoosiers Cap Greatest Season Ever With 66-0 Blowout Win of Rival Purdue" .si.com . RetrievedDecember 17, 2024 .^ "Agent for Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke says he played whole season on torn ACL" .nbcsports.com . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2025 .^ "Kurtis Rourke Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" .NFL.com . RetrievedMarch 2, 2025 .^ "Kurtis Rourke College Football Profile" .DraftScout.com . RetrievedMarch 2, 2025 .^ "Nathan Rourke - 2019 - Football" .Ohio University Athletics . RetrievedDecember 12, 2022 .^ "Record-setting CFL QB Rourke to sign with Jags" .Jacksonville Jaguars . January 16, 2023.^ Waack, Terrin (August 1, 2024)."Falcons sign QB who was Most Outstanding Canadian in 2022 and former UFL TE" .Atlanta Falcons . RetrievedOctober 29, 2024 . ^a b Mercer, Kevin."QB Kurtis Rourke leading undefeated Indiana while playing 'to glorify God' .Sports Spectrum . RetrievedDecember 2, 2024 .
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