The Indiana football program continues to rise up the rankings following another dominant win.
Indiana — now 7-0 following a 56-7 win over Nebraska — has climbed to No. 13 overall in the updated AP Poll.
IU has scored 40+ points and the seventh-straight game with a double-digit win — both program records. The Hoosiers are now outscoring opponents 341-96 and are the only team in the FBS that has yet to surrender any first quarter points.
“I have to be focused, locked in, learning and have a great attitude rub off on other people positively as a teammate, okay? An hour from now is a concept. Tomorrow is a concept. All there is is the here and now,” Cignetti said. ” … It’s a veteran team with the right kind of guys. Got a good staff. It all starts at the top. I’m not going to let them get complacent, or the coaches either. I was a maniac in the fourth quarter of this game, a maniac. But we responded.”
Indiana now heads into a week nine matchup against Washington when ESPN’s College GameDay will come to Bloomington.
But, all eyes are on quarterback Kurtis Rourke who will miss Saturday’s matchup with the Huskies after suffering a thumb injury in the first half against Nebraska.
“Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke is not expected to play this week against Washington because of a thumb injury in the Nebraska game,” ESPN insider Pete Thamel said. “He will return this season, but the timetable isn’t clear yet.”
Rourke was 17-of-21 and threw for 189 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the first half on Saturday.
On the season, Rourke has thrown for 1,941 yards with 15 touchdowns to just three interceptions. He’s completing 74.6 percent of his passes this year.
Indiana football had a sellout crowd for its win over Nebraska and will likely have another one this upcoming weekend.
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