Ole Miss football QB Trinidad Chambliss came out on top in his fight with the NCAA following a long, drawn-out legal battle.
The testimonies and a well over an hour-long hearing turned out in Chambliss's favor, as Judge Robert Whitwell granted Chambliss an additional year of eligibility based on adequate medical reference submitted by the QB.
Whitwell further detailed that the NCAA ignored medical evidence in denying Chambliss' waiver and that he would suffer irreparable harm if denied this year, and that the NCAA "didn't act in good faith in denying the waiver."
NCAA continues being stubborn in its view
The NCAA, as usual, stuck to being a broken record, going on and on. Despite the loss, the NCAA stuck to its guns and issued a scathing statement.
"This decision in a state court illustrates the impossible situation created by differing court decisions that serve to undermine rules agreed to by the same NCAA members who later challenge them in court," the NCAA said, per Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.
"We will continue to defend the NCAA’s eligibility rules against repeated attempts to rob future generations of the opportunity to compete in college and experience the life-changing opportunities only college sports can create."
"The NCAA and it's memeber schools are making changes to deliver more benefits to student-athletes, but the patchwork of state laws and inconsistent, conflicting court decisions make partnering with Congress essential to provide stability for current and future college athletes."
At this point, the NCAA’s selective enforcement is just part of the annual circus that programs and individual student-athletes alike are forced to navigate.
The NCAA’s rulebook is essentially a shell game by now, and everyone's guessing who's next. That is precisely why the legal intervention was the only way Chambliss got a fair shake at the collegiate career he deserved.
Chambliss walked home with a win, while Ole Miss and Pete Golding still await theirs against the NCAA's 'selective enforcement'.