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Actor/Model. By Pete DiPrimio of The News-Sentinel Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8:12 am BLOOMINGTON -- James Hardy as model and actor. Can you grasp that concept? Can you see this 6-6 former Indiana University and Elmhurst High School standout hitting a magazine cover and then a movie theater near you? It's possible. Hardy has the Hollywood dream and opportunity, and now, just as it once was for him in football, all things are possible. “I want to be a chameleon,” he says when asked about what kind of actor he wants to be. “I want to be able to do them all -- action, comedy, romantic lead. I feel I'm a romantic guy already.” He smiles. “I'm going to say my prayers and give it all I've got.” Here is Hardy on a sun-splashed afternoon, working with kids as part of IU football's recent spring game youth clinic. He is lean and fit, as he was six years ago when he was setting school receiving records and earning All-America honors. He is 27 years old, which in most professions makes him young as you wish you were again. But the NFL ages you fast, and if you can't produce, you're out. Hardy, it seems, is out. He could never shake the hamstring injuries that cut short his career with the Buffalo Bills, then halted his opportunity with the Baltimore Ravens. He played in 16 NFL games for the Bills from 2008-2010 and totaled 10 catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns before being cut. While with the Bills he received the Ed Block Courage Award, presented annually to selected NFL players voted by their teammates as role models of inspiration, sportsmanship and courage. Hardy signed with the Ravens in 2011, but couldn't do much in preseason camp and was cut again. He tried the Arena Football League with the Arizona Rattlers and the Tampa Bay Storm, but injuries limited him there as well. “I've tried extremely hard to get my body right the past two years to get back to the NFL,” he says. “It just hasn't happened for me. Unfortunately, with the multiple injuries that I had, it looks like it's done for me. I officially retired last month.” By then his modeling opportunity had arrived. He lived in Los Angeles and a friend got him in contact with Sports + Lifestyle Unlimited, a 20-year-old agency focused on supplying models who represent an active lifestyle. It has offices in Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., and works with print, broadcast commercials, TV and film projects and more. “They wanted a meeting,” Hardy says, “and signed me on the spot. Now I'm getting paid to be in Los Angeles. The sky is the limit. I'll do the work. I'll put in the same hours I did in football so I can be successful in the next stage of my life.” This time, Hardy won't have to worry about balky hamstrings or punishing NFL defensive players, which doesn't mean the challenges will be any less intense. Hollywood crushes dreamers everyday and only the tough, resilient and passionate can survive. “This is a dream of mine just like the NFL was,” Hardy says. “The NFL didn't work out, but I've done a lot of things, learned a lot of things. I can pursue my dreams in Los Angeles as well as come back to Indiana to teach the younger generation how to do it, how to be more successful than I was at this level.” Hardy is taking acting lessons, a follow-up to ones he took at IU. He's done a few basketball commercials (basically playing himself) that he says likely won't come out until next year, and are geared toward websites. “There's a 12-month period to cut and edit, so 2014 should be my year,” he says. Hardy has had auditions (“Six in the last month alone”), and will do countless more. The roles are small, the projects are unheralded and the competition is fierce. “There are thousands of people going to these auditions,” Hardy says. “Unless you're with an agency, you don't really get looked at. It's like trying to make it in the NFL without an agent. “The agency finds the outlets where you can make money for yourself and for them, but it's up to you to go to the auditions and make your mark.” Hardy made a huge mark in athletics. At Elmhurst he was a basketball-football superstar, and remains one of the most prolific scorers in city history. He challenged for Indiana Mr. Basketball honors as a high school senior in 2004, and signed with IU with the intent of playing both sports in college. But the demands from those sports were too great, and his football potential too apparent. The world is full of 6-6 basketball players, but 6-6 athletic receivers have huge upsides. Hardy showcased that football upside. As a junior he ranked third in the Big Ten in catches (74) and receiving yards (1,075), and earned all-conference honors. He led the Hoosiers to the 2007 Insight Bowl, their first bowl appearance since 1993. He set school receiving records for touchdowns (36), yards (2,690) and receptions (186), and could have done more, but elected to give up his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. He went in the second round with the No. 41 pick. The plan was to have a long, standout career, much as NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson (a former Snider standout) had done. Now he has a new one, and if it ends up closer to, say, the Rock, than Woodson, he can live with that. “This is difficult because all I've known are football and basketball,” he says. “For the first time in my life, I can't use my body to get ahead. So it's different. I have to evaluate myself, see what I can do to be great at. I'll take this entire year to focus on my craft.” Link

Richard Dorvilus ‏@CHHEEAA5m Looks like Nov 30 Indiana #IUFB official visit. and coach will is visiting me on my BDAY!!!!!!

Committed to FAU - 12/12/13 Independence, KS (Indepedence CC) Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 235 Has an offer. 247 Rivals Scout ESPN Videos Twitter

Hoosiers in Pro Ball @ProBallHoosiers In his 4th game of the season, @vj3_217 scored 17 points (6-12 FG) and had 7 rebounds for the Oita Heat Devils (Japan). #iubb

Linda played for the Hoosiers in 2011 and signed with Zamarat in Spain in 2013. Profile/Stats Rubene Twitter

Who says quarterback Alexander Diamont of Venice can't scramble? Against Dorsey (see above), the Indiana-bound Diamont was forced out of the pocket several times and came through in a 31-29 victory. On the season, he has passed for 1,527 yards and 15 touchdowns. Link

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers3m Video of @Dsol32 in action for @FlorianaBC (Malta). Skip to 18:10 mark for game highlights. http://www.tvm.com.mt/programmes/3-pointer/# … #iubb @IndianaMBB

Orlando won 102-94. Vic with 12/11/4,2stls,5tos. Boxscore

MB ‏@matthewboateng1h I'mma take an official to Indiana. #HoosierNation #iufb #B1G10 Looks like his buddy might be coming for a visit to. 2015 LB Nick Thomas. Nicholas Thomas ‏@nickbeach_1h @matthewboateng go when I go!!!

Committed to Kansas - 12/20/13 Bradenton, FL (IMG Academy) Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 Has an offer. 247 Rivals Scout ESPN Videos Twitter

Orlando Magic ‏@Orlando_Magic2m Half: Magic 52, @dallasmavs 48. @VicOladipo notched 12 points, 7 boards, 3 assists & 2 steals. VIDEO: on.nba.com/GYmLj6

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers .@Ravens Wide Receiver @Tandondoss had 4 catches for 99 yards (long- 63 yds) and 1 punt return for 38 yds in the loss to the@packers. #iufb

Andrew played on the OL for the Hoosiers from 2008-2011 and was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Miami on May 14, 2012. Player Profile Texans twitter McDonald Twitter

Friends and AAU teammates with Maura Muensterman who also committed. Here's a list of the 2014 Commits that i'm aware of. Indiana women’s basketball coach Curt Miller added another piece to his 2014 recruiting class on Sunday, landing a verbal commitment from Evansville Mater Dei forward Maura Muensterman. Muensterman, who’s averaging a team-best 24 points and 8.4 assists per game, was recently ranked as the top girls’ player in the state for the 2014 class. She’s also a Gatorade Player of the Year Three Pillar candidate. She recently missed seven games due to a sprained ankle, but returned to the lineup on Thursday and scored 19 points to help Mater Dei beat Castle, 70-47. Muensterman famously helped Mater Dei win the Class 2A state title a season ago when to knock off Fort Wayne Luers in overtime. Muensterman is the fourth player to join Indiana’s 2014 class, joining Michigan wing Jessica Walter, Ohio forward Amanda Cahill and highly-touted Illinois point guard Tyra Buss. It will be a reunion of sorts for Muensterman and Buss, who played together on the Indiana Elite AAU team last summer. Link

Committed to IUWBB about a year ago from Mt. Carmel, IL. A phenomenal athlete and student. Tyra was named Ms. Illinois basketball last year and played for Indiana Elite. She can score a few points to. Here's a Link to her website that we had on the board a while ago with all of her accomplishments. Stream

Here's an older article from Oct. 3,but i wanted to post it. Alexander Diamont, an Indiana commit out of Venice High School in Los Angeles, earned a spot on the USA Football Under-19 National Team, the organization announced Thursday. Diamont was an All-City player and co-Player of the Year in his league as a junior, and is rated as a high two-star quarterback in the 247Composite, a service from 247Sports.com that combines the rankings of four major recruiting sites into one consensus ranking. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound signal caller threw for 2,977 yards and 31 touchdowns during his junior season and committed to IU on June 12. Diamont will join the team when it faces Team Canada at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 at Maverick Stadium on Texas' campus. He is one of three quarterbacks on the roster. Link

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Marco played for the Hoosiers from 2004-2005 and has played ball overseas with several different teams. Transactions: 9/1/14 - Signed with Ural Ekaterinburg of the Russian Super League. 2/12/15 - Signed with AS Monaco in France. Profile/Stats

‏@AirJordan: Christian Watford scores 17 in Israel debut… #iubb. Profile/Stats Fort Wayne Mad Ants Twitter Watford Twitter

Tracy played CB for the Hoosiers from 2004-2007 and was drafted in the second round by New Orleans in 2008 where he played 4 seasons. He played for Denver in 2012 and Oakland in 2013. Profile/Stats Bears Twitter Porter Twitter

Transactions: 7/25/13 - Signed with Floriana in Malta. 8/20/14 - Signed with Illiabum Clube in Portugal. 2/20/15 - Signed with Plymouth Raiders in England. Player/Profile Raiders Twitter Elston Twitter

Hulls won 82-74. I believe these stats are close. 4pts,2asts,3stls,1blk,6tos.