JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Ole Miss’s quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has been named the 2025 SEC Newcomer of the Year by the league’s 16 head coaches, the SEC office announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Chambliss is the second athlete in SEC history to win the award, joining Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, who won it in 2024, the first year of the award’s existence.

Chambliss transferred to Ole Miss from Division II Ferris State in the offseason.

He has led the Rebels to their best regular season all-time and their first College Football Playoff appearance in school history.

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