Trinidad Chambliss
Less than a year after helping Ferris bring home its third national championship in four years, Trinidad Chambliss has found his way into the starting quarterback position for the Ole Miss Rebels after transferring during the offseason. Chambliss became the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback after the starter, Carson Gulker, went down with an injury early in the 2024 season. During the 2024 season, Chambliss threw for 2,925 yards and 26 touchdowns, while adding 1,019 yards on the ground and 25 touchdowns, securing DII First Team All-American and becoming a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. Chambliss has taken the starting job for Ole Miss similarly to how he took it for the Bulldogs, after sophomore starting quarterback Austin Simmons went down with an ankle injury during week two against Kentucky. During his first start against Arkansas, Chambliss went 21-29 passing, with 353 yards and one touchdown, while rushing 15 times for 62 yards and two touchdowns, helping defeat Arkansas 41-35. Then, in his second start, he performed just as well, going 17-27 with 307 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing 14 times for 112 yards. It looks to be Chambliss’s job to lose, as head coach Lane Kiffin’s offense has been firing on all cylinders with Chambliss.
Sefa Saipaia
Another player from the 2024 Bulldogs national championship team, linebacker Sefa Saipaia Jr, has secured the starting linebacker job for the Western Michigan Broncos. During his 2024 season for the Bulldogs, Saipaia Jr had 93 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble, an interception and a touchdown. The three-time national champion was also named to the All-GLIAC First Team and received the 2024 GLIAC Commissioners Award, which honors student-athletes who excel both academically and athletically. During the 2024 offseason, Saipaia Jr decided to enter the transfer portal and originally committed to Bowling Green before decommitting in April and recommitting to Western Michigan. During his time at Western, he has 21 total tackles, which is good for second on the team, with 12 of those 21 being solo tackles, while adding two tackles for loss, with his only sack coming in week one against Michigan State.
Jared Bernhardt
Jared Bernhardt has had an interesting career, starting at Maryland, where he was a five-year starter for the Lacrosse team. As a freshman, he was a starting midfielder for their 2017 National Championship. After his senior season was canceled after six games due to COVID-19, he returned for a fifth season and won the Tewaaraton Award, which is the award for the nation’s best Lacrosse player. When he left Maryland, he was the school’s leader in goals with 202 as well as in points with 209. Then he enrolled at Ferris in 2021 to play football, and he was able to do this due to the NCAA’s “five to play four” rule, which allows athletes one year of eligibility in another sport after they have exhausted eligibility in their primary sport. In 2021, he was named the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback, where he threw for 1,322 yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 1,421 yards and 26 touchdowns and was named the GLIAC Player of the Year and eventually helped lead Ferris to its first national championship. Then, in 2025, after two years of coaching lacrosse at Maryland, he signed with the Denver Outlaws of the Premier Lacrosse League. During the 2025 season, he had 22 points, 18 goals, and four assists while helping lead the Outlaws to the US Bank Championship, where they lost to the New York Atlas by a score of 14-13.