Missouriโs Ahmad Hardy is this weekโs nominee for the 2026 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. Hardy, a junior running back, returned to action Saturday for the Tigers just five months after he was shot in the leg.
โIt felt the same,โ Hardy said afterward, according to the Associated Press. โMy body is fully healed, so itโs nothing different. โฆ Everybody has been there every day (supporting), literally from coaches to staff to the players. Everybody has been really supportive, and Iโm taking heed to that.โ