'Really cool story': Trinidad Chambliss stars for Ole Miss - ESPN

OXFORD, Miss. — Listed at 6-foot-even, Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss didn't receive any Division I scholarships out of Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. He transferred to Ole Miss in May from Division II Ferris State, where he typically played in front of about 5,000 people.

On Saturday, in front of 67,737 people — the fourth-largest crowd in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium — Chambliss led the Rebels to a 24-19 win against No. 4 LSU, pushing undefeated Ole Miss (5-0) into the College Football Playoff race and making a case to be the Rebels' full-time starter.

Playing in place of injured starter Austin Simmons, Chambliss outplayed LSU senior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who entered the season as a projected first-round NFL draft pick. He completed 23-of-39 passing yards for 314 yards and one touchdown, and he ran 14 times for 71 yards.

«This is a really cool story,» Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said. «I like good stories. Here's a little, short kid from Division II, going against Nussmeier and the mighty Tigers with Ole Miss. It was really cool.»

Chambliss became the first SEC player with 300 pass yards and 50 rush yards in three consecutive games over the past 30 years. He's played so well during that span, that Kiffin didn't rule out the possibility of Chambliss earning the starting job.

«We've got a bye week coming up,» Kiffin said «It's a good problem to have. I don't have that answer right now, and I don't need to have it right now. We have two really good quarterbacks. That's a really good thing to have. You see around the country, people usually when they lose their quarterback, their team changes a lot. And Austin got hurt, and we're still able to play the way that we played.»

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