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

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Ole Miss will run it back with the man who carried the team to its most successful season in program history.

After suing the NCAA over a sixth season of eligibility, Trinidad Chambliss was granted the opportunity to play the 2026 season by a state judge Thursday.

The NCAA formally rejected his request for a sixth year of eligibility on Jan. 9 because he and his team could not provide evidence that he was suffering from an "incapacitating injury or illness" when he did not play for Division II Ferris State in 2022 because of apparent respiratory issues.

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Trinidad Chambliss of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrates a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the second quarter during a 2025 College Football Playoff semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium Jan. 8, 2026 in Glendale, Ariz. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Chambliss' appeal to the NCAA was denied last week, but the legal battle continued.

The judge ruled that the NCAA "operated in bad faith" by trying to keep Chambliss ineligible for next season, according to Yahoo Sports.

Ole Miss came within a quarter of advancing to the College Football Playoff championship game, losing a 31-27 thriller to Miami in the Fiesta Bowl Jan. 8. 

Trinidad Chambliss of the Ole Miss Rebels scores a touchdown in the first quarter of a 2025 College Football Playoff first-round game against the Tulane Green Wave at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Dec. 20, 2025, in Oxford, Miss.  (Wes Hale/Getty Images)

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