Hoosiers coach optimistic on QB Kurtis Rourke's return

(Photo credit: Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Indiana is optimistic about quarterback Kurtis Rourke's progress as he recovers from a thumb injury that required surgery last week, coach Curt Cignetti told reporters Monday.

Cignetti said the redshirt senior has been "throwing the past few days."

The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are hopeful that Rourke can return to