As of early Thursday morning, January 22nd, Ole Miss and Trinidad Chambliss have two avenues to him being the starting quarterback to open the 2026 season.
One, and least likely of the two, is that the NCAA
agrees with Ole Miss’ waiver appeal and grants him immediate eligibility. The second is Chambliss being granted a preliminary injunction in Mississippi chancery court, which would allow him to play while his case for a permanent injunction is decided in court.
Obviously, we’d like for one of those avenues to happen, oh, I don’t know, as I type this sentence, but we’re most likely in for a bit of a wait. Granted, any wait is highly annoying, but if you focused on fighting your impatience, you could probably last a week or two before you start climbing the walls of your home.
So, to help us get through this stretch, I want to acknowledge a great moment in blocking from Ole Miss’ win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. And yes, a post like this is a cousin to whatever we post in July to pass the time.
If you recall, Ole Miss trailed Georgia 24-19 to start the 4th quarter. Trinidad Chambliss proceeded to become superhuman with three of the most incredible scramble plays I’ve ever seen, the last of which was a 45-yard-ish completion to Harrison Wallace III.
A few plays later, Ole Miss had second and goal at the Georgia 6-yard line. Charlie Weis Jr. dialed up what’s called H Insert Iso.
The “H” in this play is backup tight end Luke Hasz, who is lined up behind and between tight end Dae’Quan Wright and left tackle Diego Pounds. In H Insert Iso, Hasz comes across the formation and inserts in the A gap to the right of center Brycen Sanders.
Hasz’ job is to be a lead blocker for Kewan Lacy, who is following him through the A gap. Hasz needs to get a chip on the Georgia defensive tackle that right guard Patrick Kutas blocks, and then work up to wipe out one of the Georgia linebackers.
Hasz does this to perfection, as he first takes a chunk out of the Georgia defensive tackle.
Here’s a grainy, but good look at that from the Film Guy Netwok:
Then he gets to the Georgia linebacker:
And you can see the space he created for Lacy with this monster block:
But Hasz didn’t stop there:
Elite effort and execution from a guy who missed a lot of time due to injury, but delivered the good stuff when his name was called.
Pete Golding repeatedly talked about how Ole Miss would need guys who didn’t get many opportunities in the regular season to step up in the playoffs when given a chance. Hasz was a great example of that coming to fruition.
You may remember he also caught a touchdown pass in the first half, but this was more impressive. He was asked to execute a chip block on a defensive lineman, then take on an elite linebacker one on one and drive him out of the play, and he did it. If you’re a film junkie who loves execution, that was the premium stuff.
A salute to Luke Hasz, and I know we’re all excited to see a fully healthy version of him next season.
