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 quarterback Kurtis Rourke missed the second half of the 16th-ranked Hoosiers game against Nebraska on with an injury to his right hand.