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After a 2025 season in which the offensive line was a major liability, reinforcing the unit was a top priority for the Texas Longhorns in the transfer portal. General manager Brandon Harris and head coach Steve Sarkisian responded by adding four transfers: Dylan Sikorski from Oregon State, Melvin Siani from Wake Forest, Jonte Newman from Texas A&M, and Laurence Seymore from Western Kentucky.
On Monday, during his first media availability since the end of the 2025 campaign, Sarkisian specifically updated reporters on Seymore, who is in the middle of an eligibility review process with the NCAA.
Sarkisian noted Texas is still awaiting a decision regarding Seymore’s requested waiver for a sixth year of eligibility, saying that “[Seymore] had a waiver submitted when we signed him. The NCAA has allowed us to resubmit that waiver…with some new information in a way that makes his case very compelling." He went on to add that “nothing has been decided yet” and that Texas hasn’t “gotten anything back” as of Monday.
Seymore arrives in Austin after prior stops at multiple programs. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound lineman started his collegiate career in 2021 at Miami before transferring to Akron prior to the 2023 season. Following two years there, he transferred to Western Kentucky, where he earned second-team All-America honors while allowing just one sack all season.
If eligible, Seymore would provide a massive boost for Texas in the trenches, and his experience would be extremely valuable to an offensive line unit aiming to bounce back as they look ahead to 2026.
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The Texas Longhorns will open the 2026 season on September 5 against the Texas State Bobcats.
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