Ole Miss season ends because Miami wouldn't let Trinidad Chambliss have the football
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GLENDALE, AZ — Ole Miss football’s run through the College Football Playoff ended one win shy of the national championship game.
The No. 6 Rebels lost 31-27 to the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on Jan. 8 in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium.
Miami (13-2) scored the game-winning touchdown with 18 seconds left on a 3-yard run from quarterback Carson Beck.
Ole Miss (13-2) quarterback Trinidad Chambliss got the Rebels down the field quickly but his final pass in the end zone was incomplete.
Miami will play either Indiana or Oregon in the national championship on Jan. 19 in Miami. Here’s what to know about the thrilling Fiesta Bowl game.
Miami had perfect formula to stop Trinidad Chambliss
Chambliss barely had the ball in the biggest game of his career.
Miami consistently strung together long drives to march down the field on the Ole Miss defense. Two Hurricanes drives lasted over 11:50. The Hurricanes had the ball for 41:22. Ole Miss had the ball for 18:38.
When Chambliss was on the field, he faced consistent pressure from the Miami defense that leads the nation in sacks.
Chambliss finished 23-for-37 for 277 yards one touchdown. Miami dropped multiple would-be interceptions.
Ole Miss football’s 2025 team one of best in program history
Ole Miss has achieved more in 2025 than any season in 60 years, and potentially ever.
The NCAA recognizes one Ole Miss claim to the national championship. That is for the 1960 team that went 10-0-1 and won the Sugar Bowl against Rice. Ole Miss claims three national titles because it adds in its 1959 season and 1962. All those came under coach Johnny Vaught.
Chambliss and Ole Miss were the last SEC team standing, and overcame an unprecedented amount of adversity to do it.
Kewan Lacy hamstring injury was critical
Ole Miss football running back Kewan Lacy wasn’t the same after his 73-yard touchdown run to start the second quarter.
Lacy injured his hamstring on the run and, aside from the touchdown, was held to 30 rushing yards on 10 carries. He re-entered the game to begin the second half but was largely used as a decoy.
When he is healthy, he is one of the best running backs in the nation. Coming into the game he had 1,464 rushing yards and a program-record 23 touchdowns.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss football, Trinidad Chambliss fall to Miami in CFP Fiesta Bowl
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