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Mizzou star RB Hardy out of hospital, sources say

ESPN · May 12, 2026, 9:33 PM

Key takeaways

  • Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy has been released from the hospital after being shot in the upper leg early Sunday morning, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.
  • Hardy plans to head to Missouri's campus immediately to begin rehabbing with the goal of playing this year, sources said.
  • The 20-year-old Tigers star was shot at a concert in his native Mississippi, and was taken to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he had surgery.

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Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy has been released from the hospital after being shot in the upper leg early Sunday morning, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Hardy plans to head to Missouri's campus immediately to begin rehabbing with the goal of playing this year, sources said.

The 20-year-old Tigers star was shot at a concert in his native Mississippi, and was taken to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he had surgery.

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