Indiana
Everything Indiana Quarterback Kurtis Rourke Said After A 47-10 Victory at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke spoke to the media at Spartan Stadium in the wake of No. 13 Indiana’s 47-10 victory over Michigan State.
Here’s everything Rourke had to say after he helped Indiana achieve its first 9-0 record in school history:
On what Rourke had on his hand …
Rourke: I had a couple of things. I had a splint to cover my nail for prevention of anything bending back. Then I cut off a glove to cover my thumb for extra grip.
On when Rourke felt comfortable with his hand …
Rourke: When I knew that Michigan State might have been a possibility, I tried to think of ways to properly throw and everything. My thumb is pretty swollen and still is so I needed a last little bit of grip. I needed something that was sticky enough that I could play with, but not inhibit throwing the ball as well.
On what he tried throughout the week to get comfortable …
Rourke: I tried a couple of things. Ultimately, it came down to the glove in practice Wednesday through today with it on.
On when he knew he could play …
Rourke: It wasn’t until about Tuesday, Wednesday, I felt good enough to play and had a good plan. Training staff has been awesome in helping me get back. A lot of treatment sessions and everything like that. Being able to progress every day. A bunch of things coming together helped me.
On how much pain Rourke had …
Rourke: I had some things that minimized the pain to start the game. It was definitely sore with every throw, but I knew it was going to come and it was something to play through. You don’t get a chance to play football a lot.
On how honest he had to be with himself about his return …
Rourke: It was every day and multiple times a day being honest with the coaching staff, the trainers, but more important, myself. The biggest thing I wanted to do was not put the team in jeopardy. Obviously, Tayven’s done a great job, he did a great job last week, I knew the team would be in great hands. I wanted to make sure I was at my best to be able to go and help the team before anything else. And then slowly progress and see how I was feeling each day.
How Rourke found his groove …
Rourke: I kind of got a feel for what their plan was for the game. They played good defense on those first two drives. We have some great guys on our offense, we had to settle down and stick to the gameplan.
On when Rourke got hurt …
Rourke: It was a deep-out to E.J. Williams. When I threw it, I hit my hand and my thumb and I hit it on another guy’s hand. It broke on impact. I thought it was a nail because it was bleeding so much. It ended up just being the bone and when it broke it messed (the nail) up. It was a lot of pain, but I’ve played through fingernail issues before. I don’t want to come out kind of thing.
On when Rourke found out he would miss time …
Rourke: It wasn’t until halftime. They took an X-ray. Again, I still thought it was the fingernail because I had never broken anything in my hand before. It wasn’t until that point, though. I thought (the time missed) was going to be longer, but I was really lucky on how it turned out.
On the energy on the team …
Rourke: No. I love the guys. I think this team is really special and we have a lot of fun opportunities ahead of us. I’m proud of the guys. They’re excited and will be excited for the rest of the night and this weekend and I couldn’t be more happy to be a part of the team.
On Indiana’s RPO prowess …
Rourke: It wasn’t something I did a lot of in my career, so reps helped me feel confident about it. Our scheme, as well as how we run our RPOs is really important. Shout out to our coaches for being able to develop and come up with those RPOs to teach it and run it right. I takes a lot of practice to master and get good at. Ever since the spring, I’ve worked on it knowing it can help our team.
On falling behind and facing adversity …
Rourke: It’s great. All sorts of adversity has come up this season. We hadn’t trailed before so it was a good opportunity to show that we don’t have to get down on ourselves. Nothing has to spiral. We just have to be able to get to the gameplan. Trust that we’ll be able to get back in the game and handle our business from there.
On the Amare Ferrell interception in the first half …
Rourke: It’s awesome. Our defense has played really well all season. The last few games they’ve turned the ball over a ton. Having a defense that gives you good field position to start drives is very helpful. I love the way our defense plays.
On being 9-0 …
Rourke: It’s awesome. It’s a great feeling. We’ve prepared for this moment since January, getting to know all the new guys and feeling everything out. We knew we had a special team. It’s just great to see it play out the way it is. Hopefully, we’ll keep rolling.
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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