The Trinidad Chambliss saga finally came to an end on Thursday when he was granted a preliminary injunction that enables him to return for an extra season of college football at Ole Miss. Chambliss had been engaged in a tussle with the NCAA over his eligibility since the governing authority denied his waiver in January.
After being snubbed from the list of quarterbacks invited to the NFL Combine earlier this week, Chambliss was treading a fine line with his future in college football in the balance.
Analyst Blames Ole Miss for Trinidad Chambliss Saga
During Saturday’s segment of the “After Further Review” podcast, analyst Matt Moscona revealed why he heaped the blame for the Chambliss versus NCAA case on the Rebels instead of the quarterback.
“The way the NCAA has set forth this waiver process, he doesn’t deserve a medical redshirt,” Moscona said. “The reason he didn’t play at Ferris State for the second season had nothing to do with his tonsillitis. He wasn’t good enough to play. I was told this from Ole Miss people in November, when it looked like Trinidad Chambliss was going to transfer to LSU.”
“They were insistent, he wasn’t going to get the NCAA waiver, and they were right… Only when he was gonna return to Ole Miss, now it’s ‘let’s go and find a way to make him eligible.’ I don’t blame Chambliss. I don’t blame the NCAA for wanting to enforce their rules. I blame the University of Mississippi.”
Chambliss’s medical redshirt waiver was denied by the NCAA, and the appeal by Ole Miss was also denied, necessitating the need for the matter to move to court.
In 2022, the talented quarterback was hampered by respiratory issues, which were the bedrock of his case against the NCAA.
During Friday’s segment of “First Take,” ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum placed the full blame for the Chambliss mess squarely on the NCAA, calling the body’s handling of the case shoddy.
“They’re arrogant, they’re haughty, they’re supercilious, they think they can do no wrong, and they have one of the worst legal departments I’ve ever seen,” Finebaum said. “They mostly lose in court because they can’t handle themselves.”
“The attorneys walked out of the court while the judge was reading the verdict…This judge’s verdict went on for 92 minutes. It was fascinating. He just ripped the NCAA apart. It was the right ruling, because the NCAA completely bungled this case.”
Chambliss earned a PFSN College QB Impact score of 90.3 after registering 3,937 passing yards, resulting in 22 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, while adding 527 rushing yards and 8 scores last season.
