The last six years have landed Canadian Kurtis Rourke firmly in the U.S. college football limelight. The 24-year-old Oakville, Ont., native will lead the upstart Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) into South Bend, Ind.
The 24-year-old Oakville, Ont., native will lead the upstart Indiana Hoosiers into South Bend, Ind., to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Dec. 20 to open American university football's expanded playoff bracket.
"I've had four surgeries in college and only missed a handful of games. That's the biggest thing I come back to, that I've been so lucky to still play and have an opportunity to play four more games and hopefully at a professional level."Rourke has played a big role in Indiana — traditionally known as a basketball school — emerging as a Big Ten contender in head coach Curt Cignetti's first season.
"I don't know if it will be as crazy or as hostile an environment as Ohio State … but I do expect it to be a pretty good environment," Rourke said."We have some plans in place with the silent count if we need at any point to go to … but ultimately just learning from the experience of Ohio State to handle it individually as well as an offence."
When asked how he appealed to incoming players, Cignetti said,"It's pretty simple, I win. Google me." "My thumb feels 100 per cent now," Rourke said."It was hard missing that Washington game … but I knew the team would have my back."
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