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Austin Simmons Injury Update: Lane Kiffin provides latest status on the Ole Miss QB

11by: Jake Thompson13 hours agoJakeThompsonOn3
NCAA Football: Arkansas at Mississippi
Sep 13, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Austin Simmons (13) runs the ball during the second quarter against the Arkansas Razorback at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

The story heading into Saturday’s 41-35 win over Arkansas was the quarterback situation for Ole Miss with Austin Simmons dealing with an ankle injury.

Simmons ended up not starting, giving way to backup Trinidad Chambliss, but did make an appearance late in the first half. He ran on his first play of the drive, when Chambliss cut his finger and had to come out, re-aggravating the ankle injury.

He capped the drive with a touchdown pass but did not return for the rest of the game.

During his Sunday Zoom session with local Ole Miss media head coach Lane Kiffin noted he had not seen Simmons yet but had spoken with trainers throughout the day.

“I have not seen Austin, yet, today. I’ve been up here with the film and watching (Tulane),” Kiffin said. “As you saw he re-aggravated it.”

Kiffin then gave what his initial thoughts were in the moment coming back out for the second half on if Austin would have been available had he not suffered the setback in the first half.

“If we had to go to somebody based off how I walked out of the locker room at halftime with him and he just looked like it was really struggling,” Kiffin added. “So I don’t think I would have put him in.”

Though the sixth-year Ole Miss coach did provide a positive note about Simmons, giving a outlook of “fine.”

“I didn’t see Austin today. Talking to do the doctors today and x-rays, I think Austin’s going to be fine,” Kiffin said.

Chambliss finished with over 350 passing yards and a touchdown along with two touchdown on the ground and a team-leading 62 rushing yards.

In his first Southeastern Conference start, Chambliss not only had a career night on the field he impressed Kiffin with his demeanor.

“The TV copy plays on the TVs here the next day, always. So I think just kind of walking by that and even though I’m down there with him, just seeing how composed he was and how confident he looked,” Kiffin said. “Like, you’re watching it on TV, I thought I’d be like, ‘Man, this guy’s a veteran starter here in the SEC.’ Just thought he was really composed in the moment and he played like that, too.”

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