Texas football: The NCAA cleared Laurence Seymore. Where does he fit with UT's linemen?

A new-look offensive line on the Texas football team has added a new face. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Tuesday after the team's fourth practice of the spring that Laurence Seymore has been granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA. Sarkisian said last month that Texas had resubmitted Seymore's waiver request with additional information after the application he had pending when he signed with the Longhorns fell flat.

MORE: Subscribe to the Statesman's Texas sports newsletter Seymore is entering his sixth year of college. He redshirted in 2021 before making three starts with Miami the following season. He sat out the 2023 season, then played for Akron in 2024 and for Western Kentucky in 2025.

Multiple outlets reported during that 2023 season — which Seymore missed after entering the transfer portal outside of the approved window — was the basis of Seymore's appeal. With Seymore eligible, Texas gains a 6-foot-2, 320-pound lineman who earned all-conference honors in Conference USA last season . He should contend for playing time at one of Texas' guard spots this fall.

Texas offensive coordinator Kyle Flood watches his team warm up before an NCAA college football game against Iowa State at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Oct. , 15, 2022. (Stephen Spillman/Special to American-Statesman) "I think getting Laurence cleared and getting his waiver cleared through the NCAA was huge," Sarkisian said.