Overview
- The latest four-page submission, authored by attorney Tom Mars, challenges the NCAA’s stance on insufficient contemporaneous records and argues the association’s dual documentation standards are arbitrary.
- Mars writes that an NCAA case manager previously told an Ole Miss official a physician’s statement was “sufficient proof” of Chambliss’s 2022 incapacity, yet the waiver was verbally denied in December.
- Ole Miss warns it may seek relief in Mississippi Circuit Court if the denial stands, with Mars representing Chambliss pro bono after assembling nearly 100 pages of materials since mid‑December.
- A new NIL agreement to return in 2026 exceeds $5 million but depends on waiver approval, intensifying urgency during the Jan. 2–16 transfer window and before NCAA committee meetings next week.
- Chambliss says the delay is frustrating but he is focused on Thursday’s CFP semifinal versus Miami, having first filed on Nov. 16 to secure a medical redshirt for the 2022 season he says illness kept him from playing.