OXFORD – The NCAA is appealing the preliminary injunction that was granted to Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss last month and made him eligible for the 2026 college football season, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Thursday. According to Thamel, the NCAA “is asking the court to overrule the injunction and expedite the ruling.” The 658-page report was filed to the Mississippi supreme court, per Thamel.
On Feb. 12, Chambliss’ case against the NCAA and its denials of his waiver requests for an additional year of eligibility was heard at the Lafayette County chancery court in Pittsboro, Mississippi. Chambliss, who began his career at Division II Ferris State, appealed for a sixth season of eligibility due to medical issues that he and his representatives claimed cost him the 2022 season.
Judge Robert Whitwell granted the injunction based on the “irreparable harm” the NCAA’s decision would do to Chambliss.
“Trinidad Chambliss has demonstrated based on the evidence presented that he is entitled to an additional year of eligibility at the University of Mississippi and the NCAA has failed in its argument to withhold that right,” Whitwell said at the time. “Further, Trinidad Chambliss has proven the extent exists the substantial likelihood he will prevail on the merits of the … hearing to be set at a later date. The injunction is necessary to defend irreparable harm to Trinidad.”
Chambliss led the Rebels to a No. 3 final ranking in the AP Poll and to the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance. He finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting.
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