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Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss sued the NCAA in state court Friday to get another year of eligibility so he can play for the Rebels next season.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit filed in Lafayette County came a week after the NCAA denied Ole Miss’ request for a one-year extension, saying the university and Chambliss’ previous school \u2014 Ferris State \u2014 failed to provide enough medical documentation to support the request.<\/p>\n
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The lawsuit filed Friday called the NCAA’s denial “in bad faith, unreasonable and unreasonable,” along with Chambliss’ medical history and includes letters from doctors.<\/p>\n
“Despite the duty of good faith and good faith owed to Trinidad, the NCAA insists on considering the evidence in the Trinidad case in isolation, rather than as a whole; it interprets its rules to impose requirements that are not contained in them; it takes positions that are unreasonable if not unreasonable; and it acts in an unreasonable and irrational way when making a decision.”<\/p>\n
Ole Miss’ arguments revolve around the fact that the 23-year-old Chambliss, despite having been in college for five years, has only played three years of college football because of that medical history.<\/p>\n
“Trinidad first enrolled at Ferris State in the fall of 2021, but health and physical disabilities prevented his ability to adequately train and condition and develop athletically,” the suit said.<\/p>\n
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After redshirting his first season at Ferris State in 2021-22, Chambliss was held out of his sophomore season due to medical reasons.<\/p>\n
“Apparently, Trinidad’s medical conditions, which prevented him from competing in any sport during these years, were beyond his control or that of Ferris County,” the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n
He played two more seasons at a Division II school in Michigan, leading the Bulldogs to a national championship before transferring to Ole Miss before the start of this season.<\/p>\n
Chambliss completed 294 of 445 passes (66.1%) for 3,937 yards with 22 touchdowns and three interceptions for Ole Miss (13-2), which set a school record for wins, including two after making the College Football Playoff for the first time. He ran for 527 yards and eight more TDs.<\/p>\n
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The Rebels lost 31-27 to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 8.<\/p>\n
The NCAA, when contacted Friday, did not have a new statement, but referred to its statement from last week saying “This decision is consistent with the consistent application of NCAA rules.”<\/p>\n
The NCAA said in a statement last week that approval of the waiver requires schools to submit medical certificates from the treating physician at the time of the student’s injury or illness.<\/p>\n
“Documents provided to Ole Miss and the student’s previous school include a doctor’s note from his visit in December 2022, stating that the student-athlete is ‘doing very well’ since being seen in August 2022,” the NCAA said. “Furthermore, the athlete’s former school stated that they have no medical documents, injury reports or medical conditions involving the athlete at the time and cited ‘developmental needs and competitive conditions of our team’ as the reason for the athlete not playing in the 2022-23 season.”<\/p>\n
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Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter previously said the school would appeal the NCAA’s decision.<\/p>\n
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