The NCAA denied Mississippi’s request to extend the eligibility of Trinidad Chambliss on Friday.

The Rebels star quarterback just finished his fifth year of college football in a 31-27 loss to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals Thursday night.

He had planned to return to Ole Miss for one more year if the waiver was approved.

Chambliss took a redshirt his first season at Ferris State in 2021-22 and was held out in his second season for medical reasons. He played two more seasons at the Division II school, and then transferred to Ole Miss before the start of this season. Ole Miss filed the waiver request with the NCAA in November.

The NCAA said Ole Miss and Ferris State failed to provide adequate medical documentation to back up the request.

“Approval requires schools to submit medical documentation provided by a treating physician at the time of a student’s incapacitating injury or illness, which was not provided,” the NCAA’s denial statement reads. “The documents provided by Ole Miss and the student’s prior school include a physician’s note from a December 2022 visit, which stated the student-athlete was ‘doing very well’ since he was seen in August 2022. Additionally, the student-athlete’s prior school indicated it had no documentation on medical treatment, injury reports or medical conditions involving the student-athlete during that time frame.”

The NCAA noted that it initially provided a verbal denial on Dec. 8.

HAYNES TO PORTAL

Big Ten rushing leader Justice Haynes is transferring again after an injury-shortened single season at Michigan.

Haynes, who played his first two college seasons at Alabama, announced on social media that he planned “to return for another year of college football and enter the transfer portal.”

Haynes ran for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns, with more than 100 yards in six of his seven games during his only season with the Wolverines. He missed their last five games because of a right foot injury, but still qualified as the Big Ten leader with 122.4 yards per game and 7.1 yards per carry.

The 5-foot-11, 210- pounder ran for 616 yards and nine TDs in 25 games for Alabama in 2023 and 2024. He started six games as a sophomore before transferring to Michigan.