The NCAA denied an attraction for a sixth yr of eligibility filed by Ole Miss on behalf of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, CBS Sports activities’ Matt Zenitz and Brandon Marcello reported on Wednesday. The NCAA beforehand denied Chambliss’ waiver request for an extra season in January. Ole Miss appealed the choice and the NCAA knowledgeable the varsity of its determination — one other denial — on Wednesday.
Chambliss, who after transferring from Division II Ferris State led Ole Miss to the School Soccer Playoff semifinals, sought a medical redshirt for the 2022 season when he performed in solely two video games. The waiver was denied by the NCAA athletics eligibility subcommittee, a call Ole Miss known as “indefensible.”
“The NCAA athletics eligibility subcommittee’s determination to disclaim Trinidad’s attraction is indefensible in mild of the undisputed details,” Ole Miss mentioned in an announcement. “The NCAA employees and the subcommittee asserted that Trinidad was not denied the chance to compete through the 2022 season, regardless of the fact that he didn’t costume for a single recreation whereas affected by extreme, incapacitating medical situations. These situations have been totally and contemporaneously documented by his treating doctor, but this waiver request was nonetheless denied when it ought to have been authorised on the NCAA employees stage”
A path ahead emerges in Trinidad Chambliss’ eligibility case
Chris Hummer
On Jan. 16, Chambliss filed a lawsuit towards the NCAA for a short lived and everlasting injunction that might permit him to play one other season for the Rebels. Chambliss’ case shall be heard on Feb. 12 on the Calhoun County Courthouse in Pittsboro, Mississippi. CBS Sports activities reported final month that there’s optimism across the soccer program that Chambliss will ultimately be granted an injunction, which might clear the trail for him to play in 2026.
“Trinidad’s representatives will proceed to pursue all out there authorized cures, and we are going to publicly stand behind Trinidad whereas holding the NCAA accountable for a call that fails to align with its personal guidelines, precedent, and the documented medical document,” Ole Miss mentioned.
The authorized crew for Chambliss criticized the NCAA’s waiver course of and claimed their consumer was “by no means going to obtain truthful and good religion consideration of Ole Miss’ request for an extra season of eligibility from the Nationwide Collegiate Athletics Affiliation.”
Notably, Ole Miss and Chambliss agreed on a deal final month — contingent on the NCAA accepting his eligibility waiver for a sixth yr — that might see him return because the beginning quarterback. Chambliss, who did not start the season because the Rebels’ beginning quarterback and ultimately received the job from Austin Simmons, guided this system to an 11-1 regular-season document and School Soccer Playoff wins over Tulane and Georgia earlier than a 31-27 loss to Miami within the semifinals.
With Chambliss’ eligibility in limbo, the Rebels signed former blue-chip quarterback recruit Deuce Knight, an Auburn switch. Knight can be the projected starter for Ole Miss in 2026 if Chambliss is unable to return to varsity. Ole Miss additionally signed Louisiana switch Walker Howard. Howard had a earlier stint at Ole Miss after starting his profession at LSU.
