Report: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke has thumb surgery
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Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke underwent surgery on his right thumb Monday and could return sooner than previously expected, ESPN reported Tuesday.
The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) announced that Rourke was out "indefinitely" after he sustained the injury in Saturday's 56-7 rout of Nebraska.
Backup Tayven Jackson is expected to start Saturday's home g