He remained in the game for a handful of snaps to close out the first half, but didn't initially come out of the locker room with his teammates after halftime. Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti offered a brief update on Rourke's status after the game.

However, the one area of concern centered around quarterback Kurtis Rourke. The Indiana quarterback, one of the most efficient in all of college football, hit his thumb on an opponent’s helmet as he followed through on a second quarter pass completion and detached the fingernail.

Indiana sixth-year quarterback Kurtis Rourke suffered a hand injury on the follow through of a pass attempt in the second quarter of a 56-7 win over Nebraska. The FOX Sports broadcast showed Rourke’s hand bleeding.