Ahmad Hardy and the No. 18 Missouri Tigers looked to secure a second-straight win on Saturday, hosting Arch Manning and the No. 7 Texas Longhorns at Farout Field at Memorial Stadium. Missouri is coming off a bounce-back 34-10 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in Week 9, improving to 6-2 on the 2026 college football season and 3-2 in SEC play.
Hardy became an immediate star for the Tigers during his first season with the team in 2025. The former UL Monroe running back tallied 256 carries for 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns. But Hardy was forced to sit out for the first six games of this season, making his 2026 debut on the road against Arkansas, but only recording two carries.
The Missouri star missed the first half of the regular season recovering from a gunshot wound in his upper leg, which resulted in a shattered femur and emergency surgery. The shooting occurred early in the morning of May 10 at the Kamicazi Bike Club in Laurel, Mississippi. But Hardy was only a bystander in the incident after a melee broke out at the club…