Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy (29) finishes off a 72-yard touchdown run on Nov. 15 at Memorial Stadium. Coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed Wednesday that Hardy was "incredible frustrated" as he is unable to play following a gunshot wound in May.
Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy (29) finishes off a 72-yard touchdown run on Nov. 15 at Memorial Stadium. Coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed Wednesday that Hardy was "incredible frustrated" as he is unable to play following a gunshot wound in May.
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Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy (29) finishes off a 72-yard touchdown run on Nov. 15 at Memorial Stadium. Coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed Wednesday that Hardy was "incredible frustrated" as he is unable to play following a gunshot wound in May.
Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz said Wednesday that running back Ahmad Hardy is, “incredibly frustrated” that he has yet to return to the field after suffering a gunshot wound to his leg on May 10 in Mississippi.
“He’s extremely competitive and football is what matters to him most,” Drinkwitz said in his appearance on Wake Up Barstool. “To have football on the shelf has been really difficult for him, but he’s working every day to get back.”
Drinkwitz did not offer any updated timetable for Hardy's return. He previously stated that Hardy would need a two-week ramp up period in practice before he could return to a game.
“He’s like a thoroughbred,” Drinkwitz said. “Unless his gait is exactly the way it needs to be, you can’t put him in a bad position.”
The running game has struggled in the Tigers’ two games without Hardy. Mizzou is averaging 4.4 yards per carry, down from 5.3 last season. Hardy racked up 1,649 yards on 6.4 per carry with 16 touchdowns in 2026.
Hardy’s injury has placed a larger burden on Jamal Roberts, who recorded a career-high 28 carries along with 125 yards in the Tigers’ win over Kansas.
“Jamal’s doing a great job, but obviously having a two-headed monster right there would be big,” Drinkwitz said.
Roberts is expected to carry the load in Mizzou’s matchup with Troy at 6 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Saturday’s game will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tigers’ stadium.
New book details history of Memorial Stadium
Every True Tiger Brands announced Tuesday the publishing of “Memorial Stadium: The Home of Missouri Football, 1926-2026,” written by Annie Miller Devoy and published by Walsworth.
The book details the entire history of Mizzou football starting back in the 1890s through the completion of the north end zone project in August. It includes rarely seen photographs from the past to offer a detailed look to the program's history. The book’s foreword is written by UM System President Mun Choi.
““Annie has done an incredible job bringing the history of Memorial Stadium to life through both her storytelling and an amazing collection of photographs, many of which fans will be seeing for the first time,” Every True Tiger Brands CEO Mario Moccia said in a release Tuesday.
Proceeds from book sales will benefit ETTB to provide Mizzou athletes with NIL chances. The book will be sold at the Tiger Team Store at Memorial Stadium this season.
Mizzou sells out Texas A&M game
The team announced single-game reserve tickets for its matchup with No. 9 Texas A&M on Oct. 10 were officially sold out via X on Tuesday.
This marks the fifth sellout for Mizzou this season, with this week’s matchup against Troy among them. Memorial Stadium has sold out 21 times in a row, but that number will jump to 25 after the Tigers host the Trojans, Aggies, Florida and No. 1 Texas, which have all been announced with no tickets remaining.
Single-game tickets remain for Mizzou’s final two home games against Kentucky and No. 24 Oklahoma.
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