Mississippi’s Trinidad Chambliss nearly gave up football, won a Division II national championship and has shined since being unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight.

Ole Miss closed the 2026 Sugar Bowl with a dramatic final minute, edging Georgia 39–34 on Thursday night at Caesars Superdome in a game that swung repeatedly and wasn’t decided until the final seconds.

Curt Cignetti’s perpetual seriousness has become a big part of the Indiana coach’s burgeoning lore.

Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked his third field goal of the game with 6 seconds left to put No. 6 Mississippi in front for good in a 39-34 victory over third-ranked Georgia in a College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night.