[1] Hart also excelled academically in high school, scoring 1280 on the SAT and graduating in the top five of his class with a 94% average.

He was also selected by both coaches and media to the All-Big Ten Conference First-team, named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, and placed fifth in Heisman Trophy balloting.

As a senior in the 2007 season, Hart was elected team captain along with offensive tackle Jake Long and linebacker Shawn Crable.

He entered the eighth week of the season as college football's leader in rushing yards, but after an ankle injury sidelined him for two games, he dropped in the rankings.

In that game, Hart also passed the 5,000 yard rushing mark for his career, becoming only the fourth player in Big Ten history to do so.

[7] Third on the Colts depth chart behind Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes, Hart saw little action during the 2008 season, rushing for nine yards on two carries.

[8] During the second quarter of the Colts victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6, Hart sustained a knee injury on an 18-yard reception from Peyton Manning.

[12] On January 3, 2010, in the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills, Hart scored the first touchdown of his NFL career on a one-yard run on a hand-off from Peyton Manning.

On November 1, 2010, in a Monday night game against the Houston Texans, Hart rushed for an NFL career-best 84 yards on 12 carries.

On February 4, 2014, Hart was announced as the running backs coach at Western Michigan University.

Hart won a national championship with Michigan in 2023, coaching Blake Corum to back-to-back All-American selections at running back.