Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is turning a hot start into full-blown national buzz, and Joel Klatt made it clear Monday that he thinks the Rebels star has separated himself from the pack.
After Chambliss helped Ole Miss knock off LSU on Saturday, Klatt put the quarterback on a pedestal on The Joel Klatt Show, dubbing him his “September Heisman.” The performance only added to the momentum Chambliss has built since Week 1, when he also impressed against Louisville.
Against the Tigers, Chambliss was surgical. He completed 33 of 48 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns in what became one of the biggest wins of the season so far for any team. It was the kind of outing that makes the label stick.
“This gut is unreal,” Klatt said. “I said a couple of weeks ago that if I had one 2-minute possession, what quarterback am I taking from this sport?
I’m taking Trinidad Chambliss. Doubling down on that.
I think I would take him, period. If I had one draft pick right now, the top draft pick in all of college football, I’m the head coach, I’m the GM, who am I going to with a bag?
Trinidad Chambliss. I think he’s that good.”
Klatt also drew a big-time comparison when he talked about Chambliss’ fourth-quarter poise, likening it to Tom Brady. And after the way Chambliss has been finishing games, the praise doesn’t feel especially out of place.
At this point, Chambliss looks like the kind of quarterback who can shape a program. He has Ole Miss in position to chase another national championship run, and he’s doing it with the sort of command that makes everyone else in college football take notice.
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