With all due respect to Arch Manning, Dante Moore and so many other celebrated quarterbacks throughout the college football landscape, the most impressive player at the position through the first month of the season has been Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss. 

In guiding the Rebels to a 3-0 start while completing 70% of his passes for 924 yards and seven touchdowns (as well as rushing for 64 yards and two more scores), Chambliss has catapulted ahead of his peers to emerge as the current favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. While some of the other QBs of the 2027 class have fizzled under the brightest lights, Chambliss has consistently excelled, turning skeptics of his pro prospects into believers. 

But there are undoubtedly still doubters. And it boils down to two factors:

His size (he’s listed at 6-foot-0) and his age (he recently turned 24).

There are five categories I’ve long used to scout quarterbacks: accuracy, anticipation, arm talent, athleticism and attitude. I call them the five A’s of quarterback evaluation. 

After diving into the 2026 tape, I broke down and graded Chambliss in each category. 

Whether it be analysts, NFL scouts, coaches or fans, it never ceases to amaze me how often folks fall for a quarterback with brilliant athletic tools but subpar accuracy. 

Plain and simple, accuracy is the single most important element when evaluating a QB. The ball needs to hit receivers in stride to help them create after the catch. Spin rate, velocity and touch are also important, but not as critical as being able to thread the needle from various distances and trajectories. 

Fortunately for Chambliss, this is one of his many strengths. 

The super senior routinely fires lasers while flat-footed in the pocket. Even better, he might be even more accurate on the move, as this strike shows. 

This isn’t to suggest that Chambliss is automatic. During the early part of last season, his first at Ole Miss following four at Division II Ferris State, too many of his deep balls had a tendency to float. Chambliss is good but not great at layering passes between the second and third levels of the defense. Throwing the ball with enough loft to lift it over linebackers and drop it in front of the safeties is critical in today’s NFL, and it will be a departure from the relatively simple offense he’s running with the Rebels. 

Grade: B+

Pardon the cliché, but the game just seems to come so easily for Chambliss. He’s a natural with impressive instincts and poise and he can improvise. 

He has enough arm strength (more on this later) to zip the ball past defenders after his receivers have gained clearance, but he’s at his best when anticipating their breaks and starting his delivery before they’ve made their final cut to get open. 

I think this is clearest when Chambliss surveys the field from a clean pocket. He shows impressive field vision — especially for a shorter quarterback — efficiently working through his progressions and speeding up his release when needed. 

Again, there were some worrisome throws early in his time at Ole Miss in which he either stared down his primary read or failed to account for multiple defenders. And while he was not intercepted by Miami in the Fiesta Bowl last season, he got away with some questionable decisions. 

Grade: B+

There is no getting around it: At the highest level, quarterbacks sometimes just have to sling it past defenders. The openings can be so minuscule that big-time velocity is required. 

Chambliss has that type of arm strength. While the breakaway speed by his teammate, Deuce Alexander, is also worth noting on the play below, the throw is an absolute dart. 

Or this touchdown strike last weekend against LSU. 

As mentioned earlier, Chambliss put a little too much air under some of his previous deep balls at Ole Miss but this year he’s throwing the ball with greater touch and accuracy. This throw travels nearly 40 yards in the air and is perfectly placed where only his receiver can get it. 

Grade: A-

This is a tricky category when evaluating quarterbacks because scouts are prioritizing pocket mobility, flexibility and the strength to fight through arm tackles rather than the pure explosive athleticism indicated in 40-yard dash times or vertical jumps. 

Chambliss has agility and creativity as a scrambler, but he’s not a dynamic runner warranting comparisons to Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray. He’s posted impressive rushing totals in his 16 starts at Ole Miss, including 591 yards and 10 scores, but I don’t expect him to wow in pre-draft workouts and wouldn’t be surprised at all if he opts not to run prior to the draft. 

Given his statistics, I was actually a bit disappointed in Chambliss’ pure athleticism. He’s alert and will take yardage when given to him, but I was surprised by how many times he struggled to escape the pocket with backside pursuit often getting home. He’s more elusive than explosive.

Trinidad Chambliss has rushed for nearly 600 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 16 starts. But he’s much more interested in beating opponents with his arm than his legs. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Granted, some of the best scrambling quarterbacks in the NFL aren’t necessarily elite athletes. No one would call Brock Purdy as athletic as Jackson, for example, but opponents rarely get a clean hit on him, and he’s run for 12 touchdowns over 51 NFL games. Over that same span, Jackson has 13 rushing touchdowns. 

While Chambliss isn’t the most explosive dual-threat quarterback of the 2027 draft, he’s very effective. 

Grade: B-

Certain leadership qualities are expected at the quarterback position. Ideally, quarterbacks have the confident demeanor that can lift the spirits of teammates without becoming an egomaniac. As a former under-recruited prospect who began his college career as a backup at Ferris State, Chambliss should have perspective. 

Since that time, of course, Chambliss won a national championship at Ferris State before transferring to Mississippi, where he’s become a household name while winning 14 of his 16 starts and turning the Rebels into a top-10 program. 

For all of his impressive physical skills, what scouts appreciate most about Chambliss is the fact that the moment doesn’t ever seem too big for him. His championship pedigree and clutch play late in ball games have scouts excited about the impact that he might have on their own NFL teams.

Grade: A

Like with most young quarterbacks, Chambliss can improve his throwing mechanics and decision-making, but he obviously cannot do anything about his height or age. He is undeniably older than scouts would prefer, and his below-average height does show up on tape with Chambliss occasionally missing reads.

While short, the 210-pound Chambliss has a muscular, compact frame and is similar in stature to former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield and 10-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson. Because of their size, some questioned if they would remain healthy in the NFL, despite proving durable at the high school and collegiate levels, as Chambliss has to this point. 

It’s perhaps worth noting that Mayfield and Wilson have combined to miss a grand total of five games to injury over their respective NFL careers — a span that includes 23 seasons and more than 300 contests. Unless medical testing at the Scouting Combine unearths some previously unknown issue with Chambliss, I see no reason why NFL teams should worry about his durability. 

And given how long quarterbacks are playing in today’s NFL, his age also shouldn’t be a huge concern. In fact, I think it should be viewed as a positive: He’ll enter the NFL with more perspective and maturity than most quarterbacks. 

Now, is Chambliss a surefire first-round selection? A lot can change between September and April. 

But if the NFL draft were today, he wouldn’t just be a first-round pick. Chambliss might be the first quarterback to come off the board. 

India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates: Seema Kumari has delivered India’s first athletics medal of Asian Games 2026 by winning bronze in the women’s 10,000m final on Thursday. Seema finished with a time of 32:50.05, and bagged the nation’s first medal in the event in 16 years. Earlier, Asha Ilango narrowly missed out on a historic first women’s triple jump medal. She finished with the same best throw as the bronze medalist, but missed out due to a worse second-best attempt. Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur qualified for the men’s 100m semi-finals, with timings of 10.38s and 10.36s respectively. In heptathlon, Pooja and Anamika Aneesh are not in the medal positions, with three more events to go. The quartet of Poovamma MR, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS will compete in the mixed 4x400m relay final. (Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates)

India Athletics LIVE Results, Medal Events And Qualification Updates:

In the Women’s Champions League, Lyon thrashed Swiss side Servette Geneva in their opening European match. Last season’s runners-up left their opponents with no chance. The defending champions Barcelona also got off to a flying start, securing a 5–2 victory over Paris-based PFC.

India’s September 25 schedule at the Asian Games 2026 will feature seven confirmed medal events, along with qualification rounds, knockout contests and group-stage matches across shooting, canoe sprint, athletics, weightlifting, squash, table tennis, swimming, fencing, surfing, hockey and esports. 

The day will begin early, with surfing, fencing and shooting events starting before 6:30 am IST. India’s first confirmed medal opportunity will come in shooting, where Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final from 7:15 am. 

Canoe sprint will provide another medal opportunity at 8:10 am, when Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha compete in the women’s kayak four 500m Final A. 

Weightlifting will then take centre stage, with Seram Nirupama Devi competing in the women’s 61kg Group A final at 1:30 pm.

Athletics will account for the final four confirmed medal events of the day. Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon will compete in the women’s shot put final at 3:35 pm, followed by Sindhushree Ganesha and Baranica Elangovan in the women’s pole vault final at 4:33 pm. 

Gulveer Singh will contest the men’s 10,000m final at 5:02 pm, while Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar will compete in the men’s hammer throw final at 5:10 pm. 

Apart from the confirmed medal events, India will have several opportunities to progress to later rounds. Shooting will see Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh compete in the 10m air pistol mixed-team qualification at 6:15 am, while the men’s foil team and women’s épée team will begin their respective knockout campaigns in fencing. 

Table tennis will have a packed schedule, with Indian combinations competing in mixed doubles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, men’s singles and women’s doubles. The mixed doubles quarterfinals will feature Manush Shah/Diya Chitale against Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong, China, while Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade will face Lin Shidong/Kuai Man of China. 

Squash will also feature several key knockout matches. Abhay Singh will face Ryunosuke Tsukue of Japan in the men’s singles quarterfinal at 9:15 am, while Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna will meet in an all-Indian women’s singles quarterfinal at 10:00 am. Veer Chotrani will face Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan in another men’s singles quarterfinal at 10:45 am. Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar will also compete in the mixed doubles quarterfinal. 

Swimming will see Indian competitors in the men’s 50m breaststroke, 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly heats. Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Utkarsh Patil, Dhakshan Shashikumar, Aneesh Sunil and Sajan Prakash will be in action.

Athletics will also continue with Anamika Kozhinjaparambil and Pooja competing in the women’s heptathlon long jump and javelin throw. India will also have Kiran and Prachi in the women’s 400m heats, followed by Vishal Kaylvizhi Thennarasu in the men’s 400m heat. 

Team sports will see the Indian women’s hockey team take on Japan in a Pool B match at 7:30 am. India will also be represented in esports, with the Pokémon UNITE team facing South Korea in a Group C match at 7:55 am.

 Here’s a look at the full schedule of India’s matches and events for September 25 at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.

India’s medal events on September 25

India will have seven confirmed medal events on September 25. The first medal opportunity will come in shooting, where Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final at 7:15 am IST. At 8:10 am, Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha will feature in the women’s kayak four 500m Final A in canoe sprint. 

Seram Nirupama Devi will compete in the women’s 61kg Group A final in weightlifting at 1:30 pm. Athletics will account for the remaining four medal events, with Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon competing in the women’s shot put final at 3:35 pm, followed by Sindhushree Ganesha and Baranica Elangovan in the women’s pole vault final at 4:33 pm. Gulveer Singh will contest the men’s 10,000m final at 5:02 pm, while Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar will compete in the men’s hammer throw final at 5:10 pm.

Asian Games 2026 September 25 India events live streaming details

The live streaming of the Asian Games 2026 events on September 25 will be available on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

Asian Games 2026 September 25 India events live telecast details

The live telecast of Asian Games 2026 events will be available on Sony Sports Network in India.

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A date has been set for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s highly anticipated heavyweight clash.

The bout, one of the biggest in British boxing history, will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11.

The details were announced by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, with the tagline: “Years in the making. One night to settle it.”

Alalshikh’s The Ring will collaborate with promoter Dana White, with the fight streamed globally on Netflix at no additional cost.

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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will finally fight one another, it has been confirmed, as the British heavyweights clash in Cardiff on Friday 11 December and live on Netflix.

The news comes after a dispute over the location, which almost saw the super-fight take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, in what would have been a highly-controversial move.

Instead, Wales’s Principality Stadium will host the showdown, though ring walks could taking place in the early hours of the following morning – to cater for an American audience. “Years in the making. One night to settle it,” the promoter Turki Alalshikh confirmed on X.

Joshua, 36, and Fury, 38, are both former two-time world heavyweight champions, and a potential fight between them has been the subject of fierce debate for the best part of a decade

They previously signed to fight each other in 2021, only for the bout to fall through. On that occasion, Deontay Wilder threatened legal action against Fury, forcing a trilogy fight, in which Fury stopped the American for the second time to retain the WBC belt. Yet Fury’s victory came one month after Joshua was outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk, a result that saw “AJ” lose the unified titles. It was the second loss of Joshua’s career, and his rematch with Usyk in 2022 brought another, before the Ukrainian also outpointed Fury twice in 2024.

Still, Joshua vs Fury never went away as a topic of discussion, even as both men lost their undefeated records and world titles.

In April, Fury returned to boxing after his fifth retirement, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov on points as Joshua watched on from ringside. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed that Joshua vs Fury was signed, although no date or location was confirmed.

Warm-up bouts ensued, with Joshua keen to test himself after a sixth-round win over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in December, a bout that played out 10 days before AJ survived a car crash that killed two of his teammates: Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele.

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Joshua therefore boxed relative unknown Kristian Prenga in July, yet he suffered two shock knockdowns in round one before winning via second-round KO. That fight took place one day after Fury beat a 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in seven rounds in Thailand, with no broadcaster airing the contest.

Around that time, Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh mooted a November date at London’s Wembley Stadium for Joshua vs Fury, though he claimed ring walks would need to take place at 2am GMT to maximise global viewership.

Although Joshua’s contract was for a fight in the UK, the US was also mentioned as a possible location, with Fury’s contract more flexible. Key figures in negotiations, including Fury, pushed for a Stateside venue, but after protestations from Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn, the US did not land the bout.

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