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Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy set for season debut against Arkansas

Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy will make his season debut against Arkansas on Saturday after recovering from a May gunshot wound.

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Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy will make his season debut on Saturday against Arkansas, CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports reported. The back was cleared for action after missing the first seven games of the season. [1][2][3]

Hardy suffered a gunshot wound in May while attending a concert, according to CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Sports reported that he was shot in the leg in Mississippi. [1][3]

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz announced earlier this week on social media that Hardy had returned to practice, CBS Sports reported. Hardy was omitted from the Southeastern Conference availability report on Wednesday night, which Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports confirmed cleared him to play. [1][2][3][4][5]

Hardy plays college football for the Missouri Tigers and previously played for the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks. [11]

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In short

  • Ahmad Hardy will make his season debut for Missouri against Arkansas on Saturday.
  • Hardy missed Missouri's first seven games after suffering a gunshot wound in May.
  • Hardy was shot in the leg while attending a concert in Mississippi.
  • Hardy was left off the SEC availability report on Wednesday, clearing him for game action.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Ahmad Hardy returning for Missouri: Star RB set for season debut after recovering from gunshot woundCBS College Football, 5d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy to make return vs. ArkansasYahoo Sports Top, 5d ago
  3. [3]Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy set to make season debut vs. Arkansas after recovery from May shootingYahoo Sports Top, 5d ago
  4. [4]Ahmad Hardy status on official Missouri football injury report Oct. 28Yahoo Sports Top, 6d ago
  5. [5]Mizzou RB Ahmad Hardy not listed on Wednesday's injury reportYahoo College Football, 6d ago
  6. [6]Ahmad Hardy returning for Missouri: Star RB set for season debut after recovering from gunshot woundCBS Sports, 5d ago
  7. [7]Missouri star RB Ahmad Hardy expected to make season debut vs. ArkansasYahoo Sports, 5d ago
  8. [8]Report: Mizzou star Ahmad Hardy to make season debut against Arkansas after offseason gunshot injuryKCTV, 5d ago
  9. [9]Sources: Mizzou's Ahmad Hardy set to make 2026 debut Saturday at ArkansasSTLtoday.com, 5d ago
  10. [10]ESPN report: Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy expected to make seasonKMBC, 5d ago

Background

  1. [11]Ahmad Hardy on Wikipedia
  2. [12]David Gabriel Georges on Wikipedia
  3. [13]Jaylon Carlies on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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