COLUMBIA, Mo. — The word is out about Ahmad Hardy.
It wasn’t when the running back who currently leads the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards was a zero-star recruit out of Oma, Mississippi. There were enough rumblings after his freshman season at Louisiana-Monroe to attract the interest of Missouri. Here at the Post-Dispatch, the extent of his potential was textually unfurled in April.
Now, after 103 carries, 730 rushing yards, 551 yards after contact, 48 missed tackles forced and nine touchdowns, Hardy is a secret no more.
Just Thursday, he was profiled by The Athletic — owned by The New York Times — and “Hardy” was the five-letter answer to the Times’ daily Wordle puzzle.