Overview
- Ole Miss submitted a Nov. 16 waiver request seeking a sixth year for Chambliss, with the NCAA Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement yet to rule or provide a timeline.
- An NCAA case manager signaled on Dec. 8 they were not inclined to approve and asked for more contemporaneous documentation from Chambliss’ 2022 season at Division II Ferris State.
- Chambliss hired attorney Tom Mars on Dec. 17, who on Dec. 22 delivered a seven-page brief and 91 pages of records arguing the bylaw requires objective evidence rather than contemporaneous medical notes.
- The filing includes a statement from treating otolaryngologist Dr. Anthony Howard asserting chronic tonsillitis limited Chambliss’ ability to participate in 2022, when he appeared in two games and recorded no statistics.
- The case is time-sensitive with Ole Miss playing Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 and the transfer portal opening Jan. 2, and Mars warns a denial could cause irreparable harm to the quarterback’s 2026 options and earnings.