Ole Miss fans should mark their calendars for massive Trinidad Chambliss lawsuit update

The much-awaited date is in.

Ole Miss football fans finally got a breather on the eligibility cloud looming large over Oxford.

Chambliss's court hearing in his lawsuit against the NCAA has been scheduled for Jan. 12.

Chambliss' motion for a preliminary injunction will be heard Feb. 12 in the Calhoun County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m., according to court documents filed on Jan. 26.

A look back at Chambliss's fight

The Rebels QB's fight for an additional year of eligibility has been going on since he filed for his waiver back in November 2025. The NCAA eventually denied his waiver in early January, which became the turning point in Chambliss's legal saga.

NCAA cited inadequate medical documents supporting the case as the basis for denying the waiver. The QB, on the other hand, claimed that he "dealt with persistent respiratory issues as a sophomore at Division II Ferris State in 2022, which is why he didn't play that season."

Following that, the QB and his attorneys appealed the decision with the NCAA, which they couldn't come to a conclusion about even after two meetings.

Ultimately, Chambliss sued the NCAA on Jan. 16 in the Chancery Court of Lafayette County in a decision to fight the eligibility battle through.

"In Trinidad's case, the NCAA failed in its mission to foster his well-being and development as a student-athlete. The mechanisms (i.e., waiver rules) for granting Trinidad an additional year of eligibility -- so that he has the opportunity to compete in four years of college football -- are available and within the NCAA's control,"
the lawsuit says, per ESPN.

"Despite the duty of good faith and fair dealing it owes Trinidad, the NCAA insists on considering the evidence in Trinidad's case in an isolated, rather than comprehensive, manner; interpreting its rules to impose requirements not contained therein; taking unreasonable if not irrational positions; and acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner in its decision-making and ruling."

Until the verdict comes in, Ole Miss, as well as the NFL teams looking out for their next QB, will continue being stuck in a holding pattern.