Greg Hardin is in his third season on the RMU football coaching staff, overseeing the wide receivers.
In 2019, Hardin helped the Colonials post their first winning season in almost 10 years with an overall record of 7-5 (.583), including a mark of 6-1 (.857) in the Northeast Conference (NEC). He helped develop wide receivers DeLano Madison and Garrett Houser, who combined for 44 receptions for 685 yards and seven touchdowns. Madison finished the year with 27 catches for 351 yards and two scores, while Houser paced RMU in touchdown receptions (5).
Before joining the staff with the Colonials, Hardin spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Millersville University, also tutoring the receivers. While an assistant with the Marauders, Hardin turned Kevin Higgins into one of the top receivers in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Higgins was twice named All-PSAC under Hardin’s tutelage. In addition to coaching the wide receivers at Millersville, Hardin also assisted with video review, scouting and practicing, recruiting and academic oversight.
Hardin, a native of Bellevue, Neb., earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in marketing from the University of North Dakota in 2014. While a student-athlete with the Fighting Sioux, Hardin concluded his career as the program’s all-time leading receiver, establishing records for receptions (216) and receiving yards (3,583). He also hauled in 31 career touchdown catches, which ranks second in the UND record book.
As a senior in 2013 at North Dakota, Hardin established a single-season school record with 2,017 all-purpose yards. He concluded the year with 67 receptions for 1,153 yards and five touchdowns and also returned 36 kickoff returns for 854 yards and two scores. A two-time All-Big Sky First Team honoree (2012, 2013), Hardin also was named an All-American by both The Sports Network and the Associated Press in 2013. As a junior in 2012, Hardin was named the College Football Performance Awards FCS Elite Wide Receiver of the Year after finishing with 65 receptions for 1,145 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was garnered All-America honors the same year from The Sports Network.
At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Harding signed as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) in 2014. He spent the 2015 campaign with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
