The countdown started earlier in the month. Over three-plus weeks in this space, I will unveil my preseason Associated Press Top 25 team by team. One each day until the games start late this month.

Lawson, who followed Cignetti from James Madison to Indiana, carried 16 times for 74 yards. Rourke, a transfer from Ohio where he was the 2022 Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year ...

Imagine what he could do at Indiana, which made the College Football Playoff last season. Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti has said Mendoza's arm is stronger than former starting QB Kurtis Rourke's ...

Indiana followed its historic Playoff run by landing Fernando Mendoza, one of the top quarterbacks in the portal. Now he’s on the Davey O’Brien Watch List—and could push the Hoosiers even higher.

Rourke passed for 307 yards and four touchdowns as the Hoosiers jumped out to a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter and romped to a 42-13 victory over the Bruins to spoil their Big Ten debut.

The legend of Kurtis Rourke received a jaw-dropping new chapter on Tuesday. It’s been public knowledge for months now: Rourke, Indiana’s star quarterback in 2024, played the entire season on a ...

Elijah Surratt says Indiana’s quarterback Kurtis Rourke played all season with a torn ACL and no one knew. His toughness and work ethic made a big impact on the team.

Following his senior season at Ohio in 2023, Rourke committed to Indiana as a four-star transfer in the portal. He spent the 2024 season as the Hoosiers starter and finished ninth in Heisman voting.

In his first year at the helm, Cignetti led the Hoosiers to their first 10-win season in program history and added an 11th ...

The 49ers placed Rourke (knee) on the active/non-football injury list Wednesday, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports. Rourke played his final collegiate season with a torn ACL in 2024 at Indiana.

The Hoosiers have production to replace and have given transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza weapons to do so. So, who will emerge to pace production.