Missouri knew it gained an impact running back when Ahmad Hardy joined the program, but the sophomore is quickly topping expectations.

Hardy ranks second in the nation with 462 rushing yards and he will look to follow up a 250-yard rushing performance when the No. 23 Tigers face South Carolina on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, Mo.

Hardy's yardage count in last Saturday's 52-10 steamrolling of visiting Louisiana was the seventh-highest single-game output in Missouri history. He carried 22 times while playing 2 1/2 quarters and rushed for three scores, including a 71-yard scamper.

"Every time I touch the ball, I'm thinking I'm going to score," Hardy said about the long TD run. "So I was just trying to get in the end zone."

Hardy earned some freshman All-Ameri

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