"One page" was all the Mississippi Supreme Court took to brush off the 654 pages of complaint filed by the NCAA over Judge Whitwell's ruling in the Trinidad Chambliss case.
No explainations, no drama. Just a simple "no."
Ole Miss fans can finally exhale after the long, drawn-out tensions of having their QB playing in 2026 seemingly screeches to a halt.
The NCAA suffered a 'technical knockout'
The NCAA could still have a bullet or two left in its chamber, but now that the Mississippi Supreme Court has handled them their decision on the appeal, there's practically nothing they could do.
"Practically speaking, yes. I'm not a boxing analyst, but I'll say it's a technical knockout,"
Legal expert John Cox explains on the Talk of Champions podcast.
"The case lives on in the State court, if they wanna go play in that world," Cox added, explaining they could still go back to Judge Whitwell if they want. The same Judge Whitwell whose court they walked out of before he handed out his ruling.
There was not much information regarding the specifics on court's denial of NCAA's appeal, but Cox said it was simply just "one page."
"One page and that was it. They didn't even feel the urge to address what was going on. They just denied."
"The litigation continues, but practically speaking, there's a reason Trinidad Chambliss is leading the Spring Practice right now in Oxford. I'm not in there every day, but I know if they fought this, if it was going on down the street for me and the courthouse, they would not get a trial date before the football season."
Leading? Chambliss is headlining the practice in Oxford and is the magnet pulling the hottest blue-chip recruits from across the country to the Grove for official visits.
His No. 1 returning QB and Heisman-favorite potential is shining through even before he puts on his cleats for the first season, where he'll start all games.