The NCAA denied Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ request for an eligibility waiver on Friday, but his camp certainly does not appear finished trying to get him a sixth year of NCAA eligibility.
Chambliss had sought a medical redshirt for his sophomore season at Ferris State, arguing that he was suffering from a respiratory illness at the time. The NCAA denied the request largely because no contemporaneous evidence had been provided to suggest that had been the case at the time.
Tom Mars, Chambliss’ legal counsel, strongly implied that he would be taking the NCAA to court over the decision.
“There’s now an opportunity to move this case to a level playing field where Trinidad’s rights will be determined by the Mississippi judiciary instead of some bureaucrats in Indianapolis who couldn’t care less about the law or doing the right thing,” Mars said in a statement. “Whether to pursue that course of action is a decision only Trinidad and his parents can make.”