Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss attacked again as the NCAA continues to perpetually embarrass itself
The NCAA unsurprisingly appealed the preliminary injunction granted for Trinidad Chambliss that is set to allow him to play in 2026
The NCAA will not give up until they embarrass themselves into oblivion. It wasn’t enough for them to deny waiver requests and appeals from Trinidad Chambliss in January and February. It wasn’t enough to lose swiftly and soundly in Mississippi State court, leading to Chambliss’ preliminary injunction to play in 2026. The NCAA needed to make sure that everyone, everywhere, understands that they are the bad guys who hate college athletes.
Chambliss is preparing to return to Ole Miss instead of heading off the NFL Draft. However, that didn’t stop the NCAA from submitting a ridiculous appeal to try and block him from being able to play this season.
NCAA appeals preliminary injunction allowing Trinidad Chambliss to play for Ole Miss Rebels
Chambliss was granted his preliminary injunction to return to Ole Miss in 2026 nearly a month ago now. That injunction wasn’t the definitive end to Chambliss’ case, but considering how quickly and easily his camp won that case it certainly looked like the NCAA was toast.
Unfortunately, the NCAA doesn’t like to admit when they’ve lost. It was always possible that the NCAA could appeal. In fact, many thought they would. However, most who have been following this case closely did not expect the NCAA to wait nearly a month to make their appeal. Nor did anyone think the NCAA would waste 658 pages of space attempting to make the case they should have already made in the first place. Alas, that’s exactly what they did on Thursday, Mar. 5.
Pete Thamel published a report on Thursday in regards to sad appeal attempt from the NCAA. In that report, he quoted Chambliss’ legal team and their comments on the situation: “Everyone remembers when the NCAA famously appealed to the Supreme Court in the Alston case, and got their teeth knocked out by Justice Kavanaugh. I expect the NCAA to be spitting chiclets in this appeal as well.”
Ole Miss Rebels fans might be a bit worried that the NCAA might try to pull some nonsense and actually win, but the legal precedent has already been set here. The NCAA continue to lose virtually every single case with player eligibility. A state court judge has already confirmed that the NCAA violated their own policies of operating in good faith with this Chambliss situation. This appeal is useless, further emphasizing the toothless nature of the NCAA in its current state.
The NCAA is trying to assert via this filing that Chambliss is some sort of “favored athlete” receiving “special treatment,” but this is clearly not the case. Chambliss’ legal team has already proven that the NCAA violated their contractual obligations with Chambliss (not just limited him via antitrust law, like in many other player eligibility cases). This assertion of favoritism and special treatment completely ignores their own legal failures, thus is quite irrelevant given where the case has progressed.
It’s unclear how quickly this appeal to deny Chambliss’ preliminary injunction will be addressed (as of this writing), but a decision needs to come soon. Chambliss’ future is at stake, and the NCAA clearly does not care at all.
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