Hardy was recruited by Southern Miss. His Dad was a former football player at Southern Miss. Southern Miss knew about him, recruited him and offered him a scholarship. Hardy chose to keep his recruitment open for better offers that never came. As it neared signing day, Hardy would not give Southern Miss a firm commitment so the Southern Miss staff moved on. Hardy received no other significant offers and signed with ULM. When Hardy blows up at ULM, the Southern Miss coaches look bad and are eventually fired. Coaches might still be there if Hardy had signed with Southern Miss.




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