FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Missouri working again Ahmad Hardy returned to the sphere for the No. 23 Tigers on Saturday evening at Arkansas, practically six months after being wounded within the leg throughout a capturing at an out of doors live performance.
Hardy entered the sport late within the first quarter to an ovation from Missouri followers.
Hardy, who ran for 1,649 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns in 2025, was attending a live performance in Laurel, Mississippi, in his house state, when he was shot within the leg as a bystander on Might 10. Police made an arrest within the capturing and charged the suspect with two felony counts of aggravated assault.
There have been few particulars launched concerning the extent of s. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz indicated this week that the 20-year-old again wanted to have a metallic rod inserted in his femur, the massive bone within the higher a part of the leg.
In Hardy’s absence this season, senior Jamal Roberts has been the go-to again in Missouri’s speeding assault. Roberts entered the weekend with 867 yards and eight touchdowns on the bottom and tops within the Southeastern Convention in speeding yards per recreation at 123.9.
Final November, Hardy keyed a 31-17 victory over Arkansas in Fayetteville. He rushed 27 instances for 157 yards — his third-best output in 2025 — and a landing within the recreation.
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