The Trinidad Chambliss vs. NCAA battle is heating up with just days remaining when the two present the cases in thr courtroom.
However, Ole Miss's documents have one thing that should give the Rebel Nation a good confidence boost about the case.
Ole Miss football GM Austin Thomas made a sworn statement in one of the four documents that could easily dismantle one of the few arguments the NCAA is making against the QB, according to the reports Ole Miss filed in its lawsuit vs NCAA on Feb. 6.
Austin Thomas's stunning statement
"Ole Miss football star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss won't take the place of another Rebels player if he wins his eligibility lawsuit vs the NCAA," Thomas said per The Clarion Ledger's Sam Hutchens.
"In the most recent transfer portal cycle, Ole Miss added two quarterbacks to its roster who were in the transfer portal − Deuce Knight and Walker Howard − and Ole Miss does not intend to add any additional quarterbacks to its roster through the transfer portal," Thomas said in the affidavit.
Trinidad Chambliss’ attorneys filed a response today in the Chambliss vs NCAA case. The filing claims that Chambliss’s case was “neither manufactured nor contrived.” It stresses that they’ll be no grand harm to the college sports industry if Chambliss gets a sixth year. pic.twitter.com/lQZW7EGJcv
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 8, 2026
"Thomas also said there are no high school quarterbacks Ole Miss intends to recruit for the 2026 season. Thomas said there has never been more opportunity for an athlete to make an FBS football roster. He cited the House settlement increasing scholarship limits from 85 to 105 for 2026 season, and general attrition rates usually lead to vacated roster spots," Hutchens added.
The NCAA had argued, "Public interest favors the NCAA because Chambliss would be taking a roster spot and NIL compensation from others," in their documents filed with the court.
Thomas's statement is a solid argument that Chambliss's lawyers could use against it in the court.
This, plus all the arguments and documentations that Chambliss's legal team has prepared for Thursday augment the likelihood of the verdict turning out to be in their favor.