Inside a small courtroom in Pittsboro, Mississippi, the fate of Trinidad Chambliss playing quarterback forOle Misshung in the balance in his preliminary injunction hearing against the NCAA.
Judge Robert Whitwell granted the preliminary injunction that Chambliss was seeking, which paves a path for Trinidad to play for Ole Miss next season as this case goes through the court system.
It ended up taking a while for Judge Robert Whitwell to read his ruling, which lasted over eighty minutes. But, in doing this, Whitwell was making sure that when the NCAA appeals the decision, all grounds would have been covered.
In what has been one of the most discussed eligibility cases, outside of Diego Pavia's hearing last year, the Ole Miss Rebels were hoping that attorneys for Trinidad Chambliss presented enough evidence to show that the quarterback should have been granted a medical redshirt in 2022 that would afford him one more year of college eligibility.
"The NCAA never really sought the truth in its investigation, and therefore, based on the totality of circumstances and evidence, Trinidad could be successful on the merits at trial."
If folks inside the courtroom wanted an opinion of what the NCAA thought about the hearing, the organization’s attorneys left the Pittsboro, Mississippi, court before Judge Robert Whitwell could read his ruling.
This only agitated the judge, who mentioned he would decide on whether to hold them in contempt of court, saying that he told all parties that he would be working on reaching a decision before the end of the day.
"This court is of the opinion that the NCAA breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing owed to Trinidad, and acted in bad faith by denying him an additional year of eligibility," Judge Robert Whitwell said in his ruling that lasted over one hour.
This played out like a John Grisham book, with Judge Robert Whitwell having to ask Ole Miss assistant Joe Judge to slow his testimony down at one point because the court reporter was having a hard time keeping up with the northern-born coach and his fast talking.
There was a doctor, an assistant coach, the mother of Trinidad Chambliss, and the quarterback himself that took to the stand on Thursday to argue their case as to why a clerical error by Ferris State in not classifying the 2022 season as a medical redshirt should be the reason why Ole Miss should have their gunslinger back for this upcoming year.
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