NCAA’s 'indefensible' hit on Trinidad Chambliss backfires as CFB calls the foul

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) is seen during warmups before the CFP Fiesta Bowl at the State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) is seen during warmups before the CFP Fiesta Bowl at the State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. | Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Ole Miss bluntly called the NCAA's claims on Trinidad Chambliss "indefensible" when they denied his waiver for the second time while considering his appeal.

Now, within just a few days, several college football analysts are also calling out the NCAA, all thanks to a video that made Chambliss' case that much stronger.

A video of Chambliss from 2022 at Ferris State on the sidelines is going viral for all the right reasons. Although clad in the uniform, the video doesn't show Chambliss even touching the ball, let alone playing a single snap.

Trinidad Chambliss video causing all the buzz

However, the main reason that the clip gained all the traction was that the narrator in the clip clearly mentioned Chambliss having a "medical redshirt year."

Chambliss's lawyer Tom Mars went as far as to point out the term "medical redshirt" from the transcript of the video to put the NCAA on blast.

"The announcers of the 2024 DII Championship game understood that Trinidad Chambliss hadn’t played in 2022-23 because of an illness that qualified him for a medical redshirt, which apparently was the belief of most people who followed FSU’s football program," Mars' tweet read.

Mars then went on to have a public tirade explaining how multiple sources stated Chambliss to have two years of eligibility left when he transferred to Ole Miss in 2024.

College football attorney Mit Winter backed Mars up, saying, "Not sure what the NCAA is trying to do with the Chambliss case, other than taking the position that it will fight any eligibility case despite the facts. But the case is just providing more and more evidence about its decision-making process being arbitrary and capricious."

Locked On Network's Steven Willis joined the chorus claiming the NCAA was using Chambliss's case as a "publicity stunt.

The topic is as heated as it can get for the biggest offseason narrative.

All that matters now is the final word that comes from the judge at the Calhoun County Courthouse on Feb. 12.

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