Eli Drinkwitz provides health update on Ahmad Hardy
By David Wasson
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Five days after being shot at a concert in Mississippi, first-team All-SEC running back Ahmad Hardy is reportedly still hospitalized according to Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz but is improving and hopes to be released Monday.
ESPN’s Marty Smith said on his X (formerly Twitter) account that Drinkwitz told him Hardy has returned to Columbia after being hospitalized in Hattiesburg, Miss., after being shot in the upper leg at an outdoor concert that drew a large crowd at the Kamakazy Biker Club in Laurel, Miss.
“He is still in the hospital to monitor his wounds and post-surgery,” Smith wrote after communicating with the Mizzou coach about Hardy. “He is in good spirits. He is walking and doing physical therapy three times a day. He hopes to check out of the hospital Monday.”
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Laurel police Sgt. Macon Davis told reporters that at least two people were injured and three people of interest were in custody after the May 11 incident.
Hardy, who is from Oma, Miss., was second among FBS players with 1,649 rushing yards last season. The SEC Newcomer of the Year also scored 16 touchdowns and was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
