Mississippi QB Trinidad Chambliss named AP player of week in college football

For context, the Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 3 of the season.

What happened

Chambliss passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns and ran for the tiebreaking score in the fourth quarter in the Rebels' 32-24 victory over Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers in the most anticipated game of the season to date.

Chambliss threw touchdowns of 21 and 20 yards to lead his team to a 24-7 halftime advantage. After LSU rallied to tie the game, Chambliss engineered a 75-yard touchdown drive without the services of top running back Kewan Lacy. This person left in the third quarter with a shoulder injury. Chambliss faked a handoff and ran 14 yards against the grain, outracing LSU safety Ty Benefield to the left pylon. The Rebels continued a 2-point conversion.

Chambliss was 33 of 48 passing for 363 yards and recorded his 16th consecutive game with at least one touchdown pass, tying Eli Manning for the third-longest streak in program history.

The bottom line

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