Indiana University Athletics
Rourke Named Semifinalist for Third National Award
11/13/2024 1:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana football senior Kurtis Rourke earned his third national semifinalist nod when the Walter Camp Award selected him as one of 20 semifinalists for its national player of the year award. The Oakville, Ontario, native is already a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award.
Rourke is the highest-rated passer in the FBS per Pro Football Focus (92.3) and owns the second-best passing efficiency (182.7) in the nation. He ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 12 in FBS with 21 passing touchdowns, a total that sits tied for No. 6 on the IU single-season list and he is top-20 in both single-season passing (2,401) and total offense (2,427) in the IU record books.
In 2024, Rourke has thrown just four interceptions- the fourth fewest among Power 5 passers – with one of those on an end-of-half throw to the end zone against Nebraska. He is the first Big Ten quarterback since 2000 to throw for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns in his first three career conference road starts.
He is a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week and was the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week after a Week 3 victory at UCLA. On the national level, Rourke was named to the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Class of 2024.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year will be voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors later this month. Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
Rourke is the highest-rated passer in the FBS per Pro Football Focus (92.3) and owns the second-best passing efficiency (182.7) in the nation. He ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 12 in FBS with 21 passing touchdowns, a total that sits tied for No. 6 on the IU single-season list and he is top-20 in both single-season passing (2,401) and total offense (2,427) in the IU record books.
In 2024, Rourke has thrown just four interceptions- the fourth fewest among Power 5 passers – with one of those on an end-of-half throw to the end zone against Nebraska. He is the first Big Ten quarterback since 2000 to throw for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns in his first three career conference road starts.
He is a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week and was the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week after a Week 3 victory at UCLA. On the national level, Rourke was named to the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Class of 2024.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year will be voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors later this month. Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
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