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Name: Nathan Rourke
College: Ohio
Number: 12
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-1 Weight: 203
Position: Pos2: ATH
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2020
40 Low: 4.50 40 Time: 4.59 40 High: 4.68
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Data Scout Notes: **Possible 5-7/If he dont make it/Will be a CFL All-Pro..12GP-61.4%-20-5/144-780-12/Dual Threat 2019: 1stC...PWCamp/POBrien/PMaxwell...2nd team All-MAC w/164-274-2434-23-8-59.9 pass, 134-860-6.4-15 rush, TT in 13 gms in '18. 2nd team All-MAC w/161-292-2203-17-7-55.1 pass, 137-912-6.7-21 rush in 13 gms in '17. Transferred from Fort Scott CC for '17.
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Nathan Rourke, Ohio, Player News
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Former Ohio football quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) has been selected with the 15th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 Canadian Football League Draft by the BC Lions. Rourke becomes the second Bobcat to be picked in the 6 9-year history of the CFL Draft and second in as many years. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Rourke's former teammate, running back Maleek Irons, with the 22nd overall pick in the third round of the 2019 CFL Draft. Rourke, who was born in Victoria, B.C. , was the first quarterback off the board in the 2020 CFL Draft. He is the CFL's highest-drafted quarterback since Jesse Palmer went 15th to the Montreal Alouettes in 2001. Rourke finished his three-year career at Ohio with a record of 24-13 as starting quarterback and was under center for an unprecedented three-straight bowl victories. - Athens Messenger
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020  QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Former Ohio University quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named one of the five finalists for the third annual Jon Cornish Trophy, given annually to the most outstanding Canadian player in NCAA Football. Rourke, who completed his senior season as a three -year starter at quarterback for the Bobcats in 2019, is familiar with the award. Rourke was picked as inaugural winner of the honor in 2017-18, and repeated as the Cornish Trophy winner in '18-'19. Rourke, a physical activity and sport coaching major, w as named to the 2019 All-Mid-American Conference First Team after being named to the All-MAC Second Team the previous two seasons. He was named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week three times during his senior season, bringing his career total to nine.Rourke set career highs in completions (200; sixth-most in program history), attempts (328; eighth-most in program history), completion percentage (61.0 percent; sixth-best in program history), passing yards (2,820; fourth-most in program history) and passing yards per game (216.9; fifth-most in program history) while throwing for 20 touchdown passes (tied for fourth-most in program history) against a career-low five interceptions in 2019. His passing efficiency rating of 150.3 ranked as the second-best in the MAC and second-best in program history. - Athens Messenger
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Nathan Rourke accounted for 241 yards of offense and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Ohio (7-6) rebounded from a 1-3 start for its fifth straight winning season under coach Frank Solich. The 7 5-year-old former Nebraska coach received a two-year contract extension this week. Nevada (7-6), which dismissed defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and two other defensive position coaches at the end of the regular season, didn’t find much of an answer for Ohio’s high-powered offense until the fourth quarter.The Wolfpack also were missing three key defensive starters, suspended for their participation in a fight in a loss to rival UNLV in the regular-season finale. Ohio raced to a 20-9 lead a nd scored the first 10 points of the third quarter before holding off Nevada's late rally. The Bobcats lost leading rusher O’Shaan Allison late in the first quarter with an undisclosed injury. De’Montre Tuggle took over, rushing for 97 yards and a to uchdown to spark a ground attack that finished with 285 yards on 50 carries spread among five players. Rourke, who is projected to be a high first-round draft pick in the Canadian Football League, tied Kareem Wilson's school record for career rushing tou chdowns of 49. Wilson played from 1995-98. - AP College Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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2019 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Quarterback - Nathan Rourke, Ohio,...Rourke, a physical activity & sport coaching major, earned All-MAC First Team honors after being named All-MAC Second Team each of the previous two seasons. He jo ins Bill Frederick (1953), Dave Wagner (1959, '60), Bob Babbitt (1962), Cleve Bryant (1968), Andy Vetter (1977) and Sammy Shon (1981) as the only quarterbacks in program history to be named All-MAC First Team and becomes the first Ohio quarterback to be named All-MAC three times in his career.Rourke, who started all 12 regular season games for Ohio in 2019, set career highs with 191 completions (eighth-most in program history) and 311 attempts (ninth-most in program history) for a career-best 61. 4 percent completion percentage (sixth-best in program history) and threw for a career-high 2,676 yards (fourth-most in program history) with a career-high 223.0 yards per game (fourth-most in program history). He threw 20 touchdown passes (third-most in MAC, tied for fourth-most in program history) against a career-low five interceptions. - Ohio Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Nathan Rourke threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and Ohio routed Akron 52-3 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats (6-6, 5-3 Mid-American) clinched bowl eligibility for the 11th year in a row and for the 13th time in 15 years under head coach Frank Solich. O hio also recorded a winning record in the conference for a fifth straight year. Rourke threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter, two more in the second and accounted for a fifth with a 1-yard run in the fourth. He threw a 53-yarder to DL Knock, 39 and 11 yards to Shane Hooks and 9 yards to Ryan Luehrman. Ja'Vahri Portis ran it in from 3-yards out with 6:41 remaining to end the scoring. Ohio outgained Akron (0-12, 0-8) in total yardage, 603-74, amassed 25 first downs to seven for the Zips and conv erted 10 of 15 third-down opportunities. Peter Hayes-Patrick gained 42 yards on 14 carries for Akron. The Zips ended the season with a 17-game losing streak dating to last season. Their last win was in a 17-10 contest against Central Michigan on Oct. 27, 2018. - AP College Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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O'Shaan Allison had touchdown runs of 54, 7 and 53 yards, Nathan Rourke accounted for four TDs, and Ohio beat Bowling Green 66-24 on Tuesday night. Rourke was 14-of-21 passing for 267 yards and three touchdowns and added an 8-yard scoring run that gave O hio a 38-21 lead late in the second quarter. Allison finished with 12 carries for a career-high 175 yards. The Bobcats (5-6, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) had six rushing touchdowns, one shy of the program record. Ohio had a season-high 609 total yards an d scored its most points since scoring 67 against Western Michigan in 1953. It was Frank Solich's 111th win at Ohio, the most by a Mid-American Conference coach. Herb Deromedi won 110 games at Central Michigan from 1978-93. The Bobcats - who went into th e game with just six takeaways this season, tied with Kansas for second fewest (N.C. State, five) in the FBS - forced five BGSU (3-8, 2-5) turnovers. The Falcons scored touchdowns on their first two drives to lead 14-7 with 6:23 left in the first quarter but Ohio scored 17 points in the next 4½ minutes to take the lead for good. - AP College Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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OCT 28/WEEK 9 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ohio QB Nathan Rourke,...Ohio senior quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) posted a season-high 127 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 34-21 win at Ball State. Rourke was pa rt of an offense that had a season-high 316 rushing yards. Rourke recorded his eighth career 100-yard rushing game and has now scored 44 career rushing touchdowns, which is good for third-most in program history. He extended his school record for career touchdowns responsible for to 96. Rourke scored the Bobcats' first touchdown from one yard out in the first quarter and their last from 12 yards out in fourth. On a tough day for passing the football, Rourke completed eight of his 16 attempts for 131 yar ds. - MAC Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Nathan Rourke accounted for 258 yards of offense and ran for two touchdowns to lead Ohio to a 34-21 victory over Ball State on Saturday. Ohio (4-4, 3-1) has won two of its last three games while Ball State (4-4, 3-1) lost its first Mid-American Conferenc e game. Rourke was 8-of-16-passing for 131 yards and had 127 yards rushing. O'Shaan Allison added 104 yards on the ground, and De'Montre Tuggle had a pair touchdown runs for Ohio.Drew Plitt threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score for Ball State . Walter Fletcher ran for 156 yards on 14 carries that included a 73-yard touchdown run. Rourke and Plitt traded 1-yard scoring runs in the first quarter. Louie Zervos kicked field goals from 20 and 23 yards to give the Bobcats a 13-7 halftime lead. Tugg le scored on an 11-yard run and Fletcher answered with his 73-yarder on the next play from scrimmage. Tuggle's 1-yard TD run stretched Ohio's lead to 27-14 with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter. Rourke capped a 9-play, 64-yard drive with a 12-yard tou chdown run with about four minutes to play that made it 34-14. - Ohio/AP College Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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OCT 21/WEEK 8 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ohio QB Nathan Rourke,...Ohio senior quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) threw for a career-high 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores in a 45-38 win over Kent State. Ohio racked up a season-high 45 points, 571 yards of total offense and 31 first downs with Rourke recording his first career game with at least 300 passing yards. He completed 19-28 passes (67.9%) and became the first Ohio quarterback to pass for at least 300 yards in a game since Greg Windham threw for 380 against Texas State in 2016.Rourke has been responsible for at least four touchdowns in a single game 10 times in his career and extended his school record for career touchdowns re sponsible for to 94. He has thrown for 6,249 yards in his career, giving him the distinction of being one of only two quarterbacks in program history to throw for at least 6,000 career yards along with Tyler Tettleton (9,125 yards; 2009-13). Rourke's 50 career passing touchdowns rank second in program history while his 42 career rushing touchdowns rank third. - MAC Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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WEEK 3 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ohio QB Nathan Rourke,...Ohio senior quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) threw for three touchdowns and 215 yards and ran for 118 yards and another score in a 33-31 loss at Marshall in the "Battle for the Bell" on Saturday. Rourke's three touchdown passes, and one rushing touchdown increased his career total to 84 career touchdowns, setting a new school record and breaking the record of 82 set by former quarterback Tyler Tettleton (2009-13). Rourke has been responsible for at least four touchdowns in a single game nine times.He threw for multiple touchdowns in a game for the 14th time in his career and tallied at least three passing touchdowns for the sixth time. His 45 car eer passing touchdowns rank second in program history while his 38 career rushing touchdowns rank third. The contest marked just the second time in his career that he threw for at least 200 yards and ran for at least 100 more. He passed Anthony Thornton (5,199; 1987-90) for the third-most career passing yards with 5,217. - MAC Fotball
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Nathan Rourke accounted for 263 yards of offense and three touchdowns and Ohio defeated Rhode Island 41-20 in a season opener on Saturday. Rourke, an All-MAC selection as a junior in 2018, completed 16 of 22 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns. He c arried 10 times for a team-high 75 yards and another touchdown as the Bobcats rushed for 278 yards.After Louie Zervos gave Ohio a 27-13 lead late in the third quarter, the Bobcats held on downs deep in URI territory. De'Montre Truggle capped a sho rt 15-yard drive with a 6-yard run, then added a 55-yard touchdown run on Ohio's next possession for a 41-13 lead. Truggle carried three times for 65 yards and Julian Ross led the Ohio running backs with 68 yards on 14 carries. Vito Priore passed for 291 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams. He hit Aaron Parker for a 34-yard score in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter connected with Isaiah Coulter for 38 yards and the last score of the game. Parker caught nine passes for 144 yards. - AP Colleg e Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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Rourke's physical gifts include quick feet, a natural, instinctive running style, and a knack for making a play when things break down. But it's Rourke's mental strength that has earned the rave reviews from teammates and coaches. He'll stare down a blit z to deliver a deep ball. He's the guy who will stay hydrated even on a press junket. He's the guy who reads obsessively about leadership in order to connect with different teammates. He's the guy running extra after practice. And Rourke has embraced it all while doing his best to reflect the attention coming his way, and yet always doing it his own way."Nathan is a guy that doesn't have to feed into the most popular brand. He's going to do what he feels is right and best," Hagan said. "He's hims elf, always. "He's not a 'brand' guy. He's kind of like Kawhi Leonard," Hagan said, smiling, as he referred to the NBA star known for being a bit stoic. "He's like the Kawhi Leonard of football. He knows what he's about, and he doesn't care if you do or not. "He doesn't have to brag or boast or be flashy, but when it's time to make a play - he makes a play." - Athens Messenger
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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2019 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYERS TO WATCH: Nathan Rourke, QB, Senior, Ohio,...Rourke, a two-time All-MAC Second Team selection, has played in 26 games with 24 starts over the last two seasons with the Bobcats and owns a 17-7 record as a starting quarterback. Rourke is ranked first in program history with a career passing efficiency rating of 144.3, second with 40 career passing touchdowns, second with 178.3 career passing yards per game, fourth with 4,637 career passing yards, fourth wi th a career completion percentage of 57.4 percent (325-of-566), fifth with 14.3 career yards per completion and seventh with 325 career completions. He has also tallied 36 career rushing touchdowns, which ranks as the third-most in program history, and h as rushed for more touchdowns than any other quarterback in NCAA FBS over the last two seasons. - Ohio Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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2019 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD CANDIDATE: QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio,...Rourke's name is on the Maxwell Award Watch List for the second-straight year. He is one of three players representing the Mid-American Conference on this year's list, joining Buffalo soph omore running back Jaret Patterson and Western Michigan senior running back LeVante Bellamy.Rourke, a two-time All-MAC Second Team selection, has played in 26 games with 24 starts over the last two seasons with the Bobcats and owns a 17-7 record a s a starting quarterback. Rourke is ranked first in program history with a career passing efficiency rating of 144.3, second with 40 career passing touchdowns, second with 178.3 career passing yards per game, fourth with 4,637 career passing yards, fourt h with a career completion percentage of 57.4 percent (325-of-566), fifth with 14.3 career yards per completion and seventh with 325 career completions. - Ohio Football
(DS#17 QB) Sr/2020 QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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2019 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: Nathan Rourke, Ohio, Sr., 6-2, 208, Oakville, Ontario, Canada,...Rourke, a two-time All-MAC Second Team selection, has played in 26 games with 24 starts over the last two seasons with th e Bobcats and owns a 17-7 record as a starting quarterback. Rourke is ranked first in program history with a career passing efficiency rating of 144.3, second with 40 career passing touchdowns, second with 178.3 career passing yards per game, fourth with 4,637 career passing yards, fourth with a career completion percentage of 57.4 percent (325-of-566), fifth with 14.3 career yards per completion and seventh with 325 career completions.He has also tallied 36 career rushing touchdowns, which ranks as the third-most in program history, and has rushed for more touchdowns than any other quarterback in NCAA FBS over the last two seasons. Rourke has been responsible for 77 career touchdowns -- the second-most in program history and the third-most in N CAA FBS over the last two seasons. - Ohio Football
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