Kurtis Rourke (born October 25, 2000) is a Canadian

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who will play for the

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. He previously played for the

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team.

College career

Ohio

Rourke was the starting quarterback for the

team. After redshirting in

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, he shared time at quarterback with Armani Rogers in

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. He was named MAC student athlete of the week on October 27, 2021, and September 27, 2023. As the starting quarterback for the Bobcats in 2022, he was MAC East offensive player of the week three times during the 2022 season. The first time came in week one of the after passing for 308 yards and four touchdowns against

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. He won the award again in week 4 after passing for a school record 537 yards against Fordham, and also in week 10 with 317 yards and five touchdown passes against Buffalo. After throwing for 3,256 yards and 25 touchdowns, Rourke suffered a season ending torn ACL in the eleventh game of the season against

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. In spite of missing the last game and a half of the regular season, he won the 2022 Vern Smith Leadership Award for MAC Player of the Year. Prior to the 2023 season, he was included on the watch lists for the

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, and

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. and finished the regular season as second team all-MAC. He entered the transfer portal on December 5, 2023.

Indiana

On December 14, 2023, Rourke announced that he would be transferring to

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Statistics

Personal life

He was born to Larry and Robyn Rourke. Rourke's older brother

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, who preceded Kurtis as Ohio's starting quarterback, is a professional quarterback who plays for the

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of the

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(NFL).

References

External links

Kurtis Rourke - 2023 - Football

Kurtis Rourke no stranger to following in brother's footsteps

* ttps://bvmsports.com/2022/02/10/canadian-qb-kurtis-rourke-follows-cfl-brothers-path-as-ohio-bobcats-signal-caller/ Canadian QB Kurtis Rourke follows CFL brother's path as Ohio Bobcats' signal-caller {{DEFAULTSORT:Rourke, Kurtis Living people 2000 births American football quarterbacks Ohio Bobcats football players Indiana Hoosiers football players Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario Players of American football from Ontario Canadian expatriate American football people in the United States