Mississippi Supreme Court denies NCAA appeal in Trinidad Chambliss case
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday denied the NCAA’s petition to appeal an injunction that blocked the association from enforcing its eligibility decision against Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, the court said.
Presiding Justice Josiah Dennis Coleman wrote in a one-page order, “We find that the petition should be denied,” according to the document released Friday.
Chambliss had sued the NCAA after the association denied a medical waiver that he said would give him another year of eligibility. Chambliss told the NCAA and the court that severe upper respiratory problems kept him from playing the 2022 season at Ferris State and that the season should count as a medical redshirt, according to court filings.
In Lafayette County Chancery Court, Judge Robert Whitwell granted Chambliss a temporary restraining order on Feb. 12 after a day-long hearing in Pittsboro. Whitwell wrote that the NCAA “acted in bad faith” when it denied Chambliss’ appeal, the chancery court record shows. The NCAA appealed that ruling, but the Supreme Court blocked the appeal Friday.
Ole Miss statistics show Chambliss threw for an SEC-best 3,937 yards in 2025 with 22 touchdowns and three interceptions. He also ran for 527 yards and eight touchdowns as Ole Miss finished 13-? and reached the national semifinals, ending the season ranked No. 3, the school’s highest finish since 1962, according to the university. Chambliss transferred to Ole Miss in spring 2025 after leading Ferris State to the Division II national championship in 2024, Ferris State records indicate.
The NCAA argued in court filings that Chambliss had exhausted the five-year clock that governs eligibility after spending four years at Ferris State and one at Ole Miss. Chambliss and supporters countered that he did not play during his first two seasons at Ferris State, redshirting in 2021 and missing 2022 due to illness, and therefore should retain an additional season, the filings state.
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