Lawyers for Trinidad Chambliss seek injunction to allow for 6th year - ESPN

The viability of star Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss playing college football in 2026 is headed to court in Mississippi, according to his lawyer.

Tom Mars told ESPN in a statement Sunday night that he and a noted Mississippi trial lawyer, William Liston, plan to file suit against the NCAA in state court this week for a preliminary injunction that will aim to secure Chambliss' eligibility for 2026. Liston is also the founder and general counsel for The Grove Collective, Ole Miss' collective for the school's athletes.

The NCAA on Friday denied Chambliss, who finished eighth in voting for the Heisman Trophy, a waiver for a sixth year of eligibility.

The NCAA will not comment until any lawsuit is filed. The organization directed ESPN back to its detailed statement from Friday about Chambliss' waiver request. The organization made it clear that sufficient medical documentation was not provided.

Mars told ESPN that he and Liston spent most of the weekend preparing the complaint for a «preliminary and permanent injunction» for Chambliss. Mars had previously called a court in Mississippi a «level playing field.»

Mars added on Sunday: «We expect the lawsuit to be far more detailed and documented than other eligibility lawsuits that have been filed in the past year. Therefore, considerable work needs to be done before we'll be prepared to seek an injunction that would allow Trinidad to play next season.»

He added that the timeline of the filing would be «toward the end of (this) week.»

Chambliss' emergence as one of the 2025 season's defining stars proved one of the most unexpected stories in the sport. Chambliss was essentially brought in from Division II Ferris State to back up projected starter Austin Simmons.

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