OXFORD, Miss. — Life has changed a lot for Trinidad Chambliss in the past three weeks.
The 6-foot, 200-pound quarterback known to few college football fans outside of Mississippi or NCAA Division II program Ferris State — his former school — is a household name now.
Chambliss passed for 314 yards and a touchdown, his third straight 300-yard game since taking over for injured quarterback Austin Simmons, and 13th-ranked Ole Miss defeated No. 4 LSU 24-19 in a matchup of Southeastern Conference rivals Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
“It’s just a really cool story,” Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said, contrasting the transfer’s performance for the Rebels to that of LSU counterpart Garrett Nussmeier, who was widely seen as a preseason Heisman Trophy hopeful.
“A little short kid from Division II going against Nussmeier and the mighty Tigers of LSU,” Kiffin continued. “It was awesome.”