Hardy ran wild again in Week 11 to do his part and then some to help Tiffin capture a championship title.
The league’s leading rusher added his to season totals with 207 yards on 25 carries. He averaged 8.3 yards per carry and ran for one touchdown.
Hardy was the first player from the conference to reach the 1,000-yard mark on the season and the redshirt junior is now threatening the single-season rushing record currently held by Findlay’s Daouda Sylla (1,554 in 2017).
Going into Saturday’s first-round playoff game at Kutztown, Hardy is sitting on 1,405 yards this season.
He has 14 touchdowns and is averaging almost eight yards per handoff, a number that is destined to be single season Great Midwest record. Hardy’s 13-yard touchdown with 4:11 in the second quarter gave Tiffin a 21-20 lead.
This is his third offensive player of the week award for the season. He has gone over 200 yards rushing twice this season and has ran for 100 or yards or more in four straight games.