Even after soaking in his Sugar Bowl victory, Trinidad Chambliss can’t fully relax. The Ole Miss quarterback has been waiting over two months for a ruling on his eligibility, and this weekend could decide his future.

Much to the Rebels’ delight, his dad shared a positive update regarding his future. He will be returning to Oxford next season. His dad told us that he’s “confident,” writes Ross Dellenger.

“QB Trinidad Chambliss agreed to a new deal with Ole Miss contingent on him having his eligibility waiver request granted, sources tell @YahooSports,” Dellenger shared.

However, there’s a caveat. It all hinges on his eligibility decision, which is still pending. The officials are hoping for a resolution by the end of this week.

Right now, Chambliss is seeking eligibility for his sixth year. He had redshirted in 2021 and did not see any action in 2022, either, due to his respiratory issues, which required surgery to remove his tonsils. For that, he is requesting a medical redshirt.

His latest update might put a damper on former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s plan. At LSU, he is facing a QB conundrum, with Garrett Nussmeier declaring for the draft. He had already once recruited Chambliss out of Ferris State and was looking forward to doing it again. This time for the LSU Tigers. When Pete Nakos was reporting on his eligibility waiver, Kiffin’s “Let him play!!! Great for the game 2026,” comments said enough.

Not that it wasn’t a surprise. Chatter has it that Kififn was fighting for his eligibility since last November. This occurred when he was still coaching at Oxford. But then, he packed his bags for Baton Rouge. Although that didn’t change his plans to coach Chambliss for another year.

However, with Trinidad Chambliss set to renew his deal with the Rebels, Kiffin has seemingly lost that opportunity. After leading Ole Miss to a 13-1 record and to the Fiesta Bowl, Chambliss is now waiting for his eligibility waiver.

Trinidad Chambliss’s Eligibility Case still in limbo

Trinidad Chambliss officially filed his petition in November. 16, 2025. However, it reached a dead end when the NCAA’s case manager indicated that the panel was not inclined to issue the waiver.’ However, there was still hope at the end of the day. The committee requested additional “contemporaneous medical documentation from 2022” to move the case forward.

With the clock ticking, Trinidad’s legal representative, Tom Mars, shared a seven-page letter to Ole Miss on Dec. 22,  which was ultimately forwarded to the committee, highlighting the urgency of the matter.

“This matter is not just time sensitive,” as he put it, but it would further lead to a significant financial crunch. For the 2026 season, the QB is expected to earn millions, given he is allowed to play for another season.

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On Sunday, Mars shared another letter, seeking an urgent verdict on his eligibility. He stressed that it would be “absurd” for the committee not to factor in the QB’s concrete medical documentation in their verdict. They would be legally bound to do so.

“Based on the ‘objective evidence’ submitted by Ole Miss, it would be absurd for the Committee to conclude that 91 pages of medical records and a detailed letter from Trinidad’s treating physician do not constitute ‘other appropriate medical documentation’ within the meaning of Bylaw 12.6.4.2.2,” Mars wrote.

“In that case, no quantity of credible evidence could ever meet such an arbitrary, unreasonable standard.”

Currently, no positive developments have taken place. As Trinidad moves towards the Fiesta Bowl against Miami, his eligibility concerns will certainly weigh heavily on him.