Trinidad Chambliss sues NCAA, details medical issues in lawsuit filed Friday
OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) – Ole Miss Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has officially sued the NCAA over his denied sixth year of eligibility.
On Friday, Chambliss’ attorneys filed the lawsuit against the NCAA in Lafayette County Chancery Court in Mississippi to secure Chambliss’ eligibility for the 2026 season and immediate injunctive relief.
The core arguments in the suit go back to those documented medical challenges he faced for years.
The suit outlines a series of medical complications that kept him off the field dating back to 2017, when he was exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus and contracted mononucleosis (mono).
In 2020, the mono recurred for Chambliss and, in December, he contracted COVID-19.
In March 2021, Chambliss battled a post-COVID health scare during a basketball game, which led to him going to the emergency room with chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
The illness led to ongoing health issues that followed him into his college career.
After enrolling at Ferris State in 2021, Chambliss’ suit states that “medical and physical incapacity” prevented him from adequately training, resulting in a redshirt season.
He was later diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis in 2022 and ultimately underwent surgery to remove his tonsils in December 2024 after continued medical setbacks.
The filing includes medical documentation from Chambliss’ primary physician at the time, Dr. Anthony Howard.
Representation also stated these documents were included in their initial waiver requests, which was 91 pages worth of documentation.
Chambliss’ legal team argues the NCAA’s denial of his waiver request was a “bad-faith, unreasonable, and arbitrary decision,” and claims he would suffer irreparable financial harm without an additional year of eligibility.
The NCAA appeal of Chambliss’ eligibility denial is scheduled to be heard next week.
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