Indiana
Curt Cignetti Optimistic About Indiana Quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s Injury
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana coach Curt Cignetti shared a positive update on Monday regarding injured quarterback Kurtis Rourke.
Rourke did not play in Saturday’s 31-17 win over Washington due to a thumb injury suffered on Oct. 19 against Nebraska, but he’s progressing in his recovery.
“Optimistic on Kurtis Rourke,” Cignetti said Monday. “He’s thrown the last few days, building up, workload will increase as the week goes on.”
ESPN’s Pete Thamel said Saturday on College GameDay that Rourke had two small screws put in the top of his thumb, and he’s expected to attempt to come back against Michigan State.
“Considering Kurtis Rourke had thumb surgery on Monday, the situation couldn’t have played out better,” Thamel said Saturday.
Rourke suffered a thumb injury late in the second quarter against Nebraska. He finished out the half before being replaced by Tayven Jackson, who played the entire second half against Nebraska and the full game against Washington State.
In his first start of the season, Jackson completed 11 of 19 passes for 124 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran the ball six times for 17 yards and a touchdown.
“There was good and bad. He’s got to build on the good and eliminate the bad,” Cignetti said Monday of Jackson’s performance. “He’ll have a good film session with Coach Sunseri this evening. Like everybody else, better, worse, never stay the same. Need to be better tonight in the walk-through.”
If Rourke is able to play Saturday against Michigan State, Indiana will get back one of college football’s top quarterbacks. Rourke ranks first nationally in ESPN’s total quarterback rating (91.6) and third in completion percentage (74.6%). He has thrown 15 touchdowns to just three interceptions and totaled 1,941 yards on 181 attempts.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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