Overview
- He finished 30-of-46 for 362 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 39-34 Sugar Bowl win, setting a game record for consecutive completions.
- The victory sends Ole Miss to the College Football Playoff semifinals after the Rebels rallied in the second half.
- Chambliss arrived from Division II Ferris State after a 14-1 national title season and became Ole Miss’s starter following Austin Simmons’s injury, earning SEC Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-SEC.
- He filed for an NCAA waiver seeking a retroactive redshirt and an extra year of eligibility, and the decision remains pending.
- His draft stock climbed after the performance, with PFF’s Trevor Sikkema suggesting he could be QB3 in this class following an earlier No. 6 ranking at the position from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.