Indiana football‘s offense was on fire in a dominating 56-7 win over Nebraska on Saturday.
Kurtis Rourke was 17 for 20 with 189 yards and a touchdown in the first half. Rourke, however, injured his hand. He did not play in the second half. Tayven Jackson led the offense to two touchdowns in the third quarter. Jackson finished with 91 passing yards.
Justice Ellison ran nine times for 105 yards and two scores.
Here are Zach Osterman’s grades and Michael Niziolek’s quick story from the game. We’ll have more coverage soon.
Rourke injured:Indiana football quarterback Kurtis Rourke suffers hand injury against Nebraska
Indiana never slowed down. The Hoosiers are now 7-0.
Indiana 56, Nebraska 7
Indiana isn’t done scoring just yet. Elijah Green ran in a 1-yard score.
Indiana 56, Nebraska 7
Kaelon Black ran in a 10-yard score. Indiana is rolling.
Indiana 49, Nebraska 7
IU isn’t slowing down, even with Kurtis Rourke not in the game. Tayven Jackson threw a 15-yard touchdown to Elijah Sarratt.
Indiana 42, Nebraska 7
Kurtis Rourke is not in the game after he sustained a hand injury in the first half. He did not warm up with the other quarterbacks before the third quarter began.
In his place, Tayven Jackson took over at quarterback and threw a 2-yard pass to Miles Cross.
Indiana 35, Nebraska 7
Nebraska was looking to score and was at the IU 13-yard line, but Dylan Raiola was picked off by Shawn Asbury II, who ran it back 78 yards to the Nebraska 19.
Indiana 28, Nebraska 7
Justice Ellison broke away for a 31-yard touchdown run. There was some great blocking by the center on that play.
Indiana 28, Nebraska 7
Ty Son Lawton punched in a 1-yard run. The drive lasted 10 plays and went 75 yards.
Kurtis Rourke looks to have hurt his hand, but he remained in the game. His throwing hand appeared to be bleeding.
Indiana 21, Nebraska 7
Nebraska’s Jacory Barney Jr. scored on a 7-yard run. The drive lasted 12 plays and went 75 yards.
Indiana 14, Nebraska 7
The Hoosiers extended their lead after a 7-yard touchdown catch by Myles Price. The play was set up when Kurtis Rourke found Omar Cooper Jr. for a 36-yard completion.
Indiana 14, Nebraska 0
On 4th and 1 at the Indiana 12-yard line, Dante Dowdell fumbled and IU jumped on it.
Indiana 7, Nebraska 0
The Hoosiers faced another 4th and 2 in Nebraska territory. This time, however, they were stopped. Mikai Gbayor sacked Kurtis Rourke for a loss of nine yards.
Indiana 7, Nebraska 0
On 3rd and 1 from the IU 34, Justice Ellison broke off a 43-yard run. IU moved the ball to the Nebraska 14-yard line and faced 4th and 2. Kurtis Rourke threw a 9-yard pass to Miles Cross to convert the 4th down attempt. A play later, Ellison punched in a 5-yard run.
Indiana 7, Nebraska 0
John Mellencamp, who lives in Bloomington, was honored on Friday when Indiana University unveiled a sculpture of the rocker at its flagship campus.
A day later, he talked to the Big Noon Kickoff about his time as an IU football fan.
“When Lee Corso was coach, I lived right over there in an apartment,” Mellencamp said as he stood in front of Memorial Stadium. “I would come over on Saturdays. I would walk over by myself and I would buy a ticket at the venue. This was like 1972 or 73. And I would sit way the f— up there. The place was always sold out, so I was always the last person to show up.”
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Indiana vs Nebraska will broadcast nationally on FOX in Week 8 of the 2024 college football season. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will call the game from the booth at Memorial Stadium, with Jenny Taft reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers and Sling TV.
Indiana 31, Nebraska 21: “A good day at the office for Nebraska’s defense would be holding IU to less than 40 points and 500 yards of offense, but that still leaves room for the Hoosiers to win the game pretty convincingly.
The Cornhuskers offense just isn’t built to survive in any kind of shootout with a freshman quarterback and a fairly pedestrian group of skill players.
If Indiana gets to 30 points, it will leave Memorial Stadium with a 7-0 record on Saturday afternoon.” – IU reporter Michael Niziolek
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