Hoosiers senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke placed ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy tonight after a historic season at Indiana.
He transferred to Indiana last December to boost his NFL draft stock in a Power 4 conference after five years at Ohio University, where he began as a backup to his older brother Nathan, who currently plays in the Canadian Football League.
Rourke completed 70.4 percent of his passes for 2,827 yards, 27 touchdowns, and four interceptions over 11 starts this season, going 10-1. He is coming off his best performance of his career as he threw a record six touchdown passes in a 66-0 win over the Purdue Boilermakers.
The fifth through 10th spots in the 2024 Heisman balloting were released tonight on The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Finalists Show Presented by @NissanUSA that aired live on @espn. We are now a day away from crowning the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner. #HeismanTrophy #MoreThanATrophy pic.twitter.com/lj4BLhX2Mo
— The Heisman Trophy (@HeismanTrophy) December 14, 2024
Rourke's senior season and career aren't quite finished yet. His No. 10 seed Hoosiers (11-1) will head to South Bend (IN) to face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) on Dec. 20th to open the College Football Playoffs on ABC/ESPN at 8pm E.T
Rourke Indiana’s highest ranked Heisman finalist since running back Tevin Coleman finished seventh in 2014. Here's a list of Indiana's top finishers in the Heisman Trophy voting all time.
- Bill Hillenbrand — fifth in 1942
- Anthony Thompson — second in 1989
- Vaughn Dunbar — sixth in 1991
- Antwaan Randle El — sixth in 2001
- Tevin Coleman — seventh in 2014
- Kurtis Rourke — ninth in 2024
Full Heisman voting. pic.twitter.com/Oou8D7FgQh
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoATH) December 15, 2024