Prior to Mizzou's season opener, RB Ahmad Hardy was involved in an off-field incident that has caused him to miss the entire season thus far. That's coming to an end, however.
Superstar Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy will make his 2026 debut against Arkansas on Saturday, per Pete Thamel. According to Thamel, Hardy will not start but is expected to get a "handful of carries." Hardy returned to practice Monday for the first time since suffering a gunshot wound to his leg May 10.
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy was upgraded from a season-long status of out to unlisted on the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report ahead of the Tigers' matchup against Arkansas at 6:45 p.m.
All-American running back Ahmad Hardy participated in Mizzou’s practice Monday for the first time since suffering a gunshot wound May 10. Hardy was a full participant. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has stated throughout the season that Hardy would partake in a “two-week ramp-up” before returning to game action.
The Missouri Tigers could receive a significant boost to their offense in the future. Star running back Ahmad Hardy is preparing to return to practice for the Tigers.
As Missouri football (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) prepares to exit its bye week and begin a five-game stretch to close its regular eason, we have a better grip on what the Tigers' rotations and depth charts look like than we did to begin the season.
The biggest question of Missouri football's 2026 season has been about a player yet to take a snap. After suffering a gunshot wound May 10 and undergoing surgery immediately after, superstar running back Ahmad Hardy has since been in recovery and has not appeared in a game this season.
Despite being on a bye week, Missouri football (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) dropped three spots in the latest edition of the AP Top 25 Poll. The Tigers currently sit eighth in the SEC standings but are the last of nine conference teams to be ranked in the poll.
While Missouri football (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) is on its bye week, Missouri On SI reporter Zach Knox-Doyle took a look at former Tigers in the NFL.
During Missouri football's bye week, Missouri On SI reporter Zach Knox-Doyle gave out six midseason awards to three offensive players and three defensive players at Missouri.
With arguably a more talented team than it had in any of its four seasons under coach Dennis Gates, Mizzou basketball is beginning the season unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll.
The Missouri Tigers suffered a disappointing 31-3 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday, dropping their overall record to 5-2 and their SEC record to 2-2. Missouri struggled to find consistency on offense after Blake Craig made a 27-yard field goal on its opening drive.
Missouri suffered a blowout loss to Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford, falling 31-3 in its largest margin of defeat this season. The Tigers' 3 points marked their lowest point total since losing 34-0 to Alabama in 2024.
After a chaotic Wednesday in the courtroom in which Missouri coach Dennis Gates was among many testifiers supporting a Kentucky lawsuit against the NCAA in support of athletes from the Class of 2022 receiving a fifth season of eligibility, the Plaintiffs were granted a temporary injunction to be temporarily eligible for the 2026-27 season.
Thanks to a well-below-.500 conference schedule in the SEC, the Missouri Tigers did not make the 2026 NCAA tournament. It’s been a grind in the most powerful conference in the country for Mizzou, and the club had to do restructuring again during the summer.
With Ahmad Hardy out things were looking bleak for the Missouri Tigers’ ground game. However one player has taken over in Hardy’s absence and that is Jamal Roberts.
Missouri football has another mess on its hands. Just five months after JJ Bush was arrested on a Class D felony charge of aggravated fleeing from a stop or detention, three more Tigers players have now been arrested, this time on first-degree harassment charges.
Each week, Yardbarker spotlights college football stars, some of whom will be playing on NFL Sundays. With that in mind, here are five Week 5 standouts.
Forward Mark Mitchell has reenrolled at Missouri ahead of the 2026/27 season, a source tells Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 (Twitter link). Agent Brandon Mitchell confirmed the news to Jeff Borzello of ESPN (Twitter link).
The Miami Hurricanes lost some key players: Quarterback Carson Beck, OT Francis Mauigoa and DE Rueben Bain Jr. Can they recover from those losses to have a successful 2026 season?
If the Missouri Tigers want to remain competitive in the loaded SEC, Eli Drinkwitz and his staff will have to be diligent on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal.