Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss granted sixth year of NCAA eligibility by state judge

Ole Miss volition tally it backmost with the antheral who carried the squad to its astir palmy play successful programme history.

After suing the NCAA implicit a sixth play of eligibility, Trinidad Chambliss was granted the accidental to play the 2026 play by a authorities justice connected Thursday.

The NCAA formally rejected his petition for a sixth twelvemonth of eligibility connected Jan. 9 due to the fact that helium and his squad could not supply grounds that helium was suffering from an "incapacitating wounded oregon illness" erstwhile helium did not play for Division II Ferris State successful 2022 due to the fact that of evident respiratory issues.

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Trinidad Chambliss of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrates a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes successful the 2nd 4th during the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal astatine the VRBO Fiesta Bowl astatine State Farm Stadium connected Jan. 8, 2026 successful Glendale, Arizona. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Chambliss' entreaty to the NCAA was denied past week, but the ineligible conflict continued.

The justice ruled that the NCAA "operated successful atrocious faith" successful trying to support Chambliss ineligible for adjacent season, according to Yahoo Sports.

Ole Miss came wrong a 4th of advancing to the College Football Playoff title game, losing a 31-27 thriller to Miami successful the Fiesta Bowl connected Jan. 8. 

Trinidad Chambliss (6) of the Ole Miss Rebels scores a touchdown successful the archetypal 4th of the 2025 College Football Playoff First Round Game against the Tulane Green Wave astatine Vaught-Hemingway Stadium connected Dec. 20, 2025 successful Oxford, Mississippi.  (Wes Hale/Getty Images)

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The Rebels’ postseason was mired successful contention erstwhile Lane Kiffin opted to instrumentality the LSU caput coaching job. Athletic Director Keith Carter said Kiffin would not beryllium capable to manager the squad successful the playoff if helium left, resulting successful a he-said, he-said betwixt Kiffin and players connected however the interruption up went down successful the locker room.

However, respective coaches, including violative coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., went backmost and distant betwixt LSU and Ole Miss for the playoff games.

Mississippi Rebels backmost Trinidad Chambliss (6) warms up earlier the crippled against the Mississippi State Bulldogs astatine Davis Wade Stadium astatine Scott Field connected Nov. 28, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)

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The Rebels and Tigers volition conscionable successful Week 3 successful Oxford.

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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