Kurtis Rourke

Rourke played high school football at Holy Trinity High School in Ontario, Canada and ended his career throwing for 4,250 yards and 63 touchdowns along with 705 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. His big brother Nathan Rourke preceded him at Ohio University at quarterback and is now a professional quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Between the 2019-2020 seasons, Rourke only played in 4 games. He played in one his freshman season and redshirted and the following season due to Covid when he played in only 3 games. In 2021, he was named a team captain and played in 10 games and threw for 1,801 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a starter, Rourke put everything together in 2022 for the Bobcats. He started 11 games and threw for 3,256 yards and 25 touchdowns, completing 69.1 % of his passes on his way to becoming the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. But in game 11, Rourke suffered a torn ACL and was lost for the last week of the season. In 2023, Rourke threw for 2,207 yards with 11 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, bouncing back from his torn ACL.