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BLOOMINGTON — Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn raved about Indiana football quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s development on Friday afternoon after a rehearsal for FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff.
Quinn is one of the analysts on the show that will air from the South Lawn outside Memorial Stadium before IU’s game against Nebraska on Saturday.
The former Maxwell Award winner did his homework on Rourke for this weekend. He went back and watched film from Rourke’s time at Ohio — he was the 2022 MAC Offensive Player of the Year at Ohio to a Heisman hopeful this week — before studying what he’s done this season for the Hoosiers.
“He’s throwing dots, throwing lasers, layering throws, Kurtis can do that,” Quinn said. “I didn’t see that quite as much as Ohio University, you see it this year.”
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 05: Kurtis Rourke #9 of the Indiana Hoosiers looks to pass against the Northwestern Wildcats during the first half at Martin Stadium on October 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
It’s a big reason IU’s offense ranks fourth in total offense (515.7 yards per game) and second in scoring (47.5 points per game). Quinn pointed to Rourke’s effectiveness in the intermediate area of the field as something that stands out among his peers.
“In college when you break down a guys tape and you look at a lot of their passing chart or passing maps — you see a lot of throws that are like five yards to the line of scrimmage or behind and throws down field particularly to the outside over 20 yards, but that’s like it,” Quinn said.
“You don’t see any of those intermediate throws, but that’s what you have to do at the next level and the teams that tend to be able to stay on…
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Publish date : 2024-10-19 06:20:32
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