Former LSU kicker Trent Domingue announced Sunday he is now a Texas Longhorn.
Domingue left LSU earlier this month under cloudy circumstances as the Bayou Bengals did not renew the senior’s scholarship despite the fact he was the only kicker the Tigers used last season.
“He was probably going to end up with a grant-and-aid,” LSU head coach Les Miles told the (Baton Rouge) Advocate following Domingue’s transfer. “He never came here with a promise of grant-in-aid. He walked on. He competed, did what he was supposed to do and he earned a grant. I told him, ‘If we’re in a position where we have a grant, it’s going to be yours.’ He just didn’t want to give me time to do that.”
Domingue booted in 13-of-17 field goal attempts and 49-of-50 extra points, good enough to earn him a nod as a Lou Groza Award semifinalist.
Domingue arrives to a team in desperate need of his services. Kicker Nick Rose, who also connected on 13-of-17 tries last season, graduated in 2015, leaving the Longhorns to sort among a collection of walk-ons until today’s news.