Ex-SMU great Eric Dickerson: Extending Chad Morris was a 'great move'

Staff Photographer Southern Methodist Mustangs head coach Chad Morris congratulates Southern Methodist Mustangs defensive back Jordan Wyatt (15) after an interception to finish the game against Liberty Flames at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Saturday Sept. 17, 2016. SMU won the game 29-14. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News)SMU signed head football coach Chad Morris to a three-year extension that will keep him under contract through 2023.

Morris flirted with Baylor but contract negotiations fell through earlier this week.

SMU did everything it could to keep Morris and got a deal done, which pleased one of its greatest players of all-time.

Morris signed a six-year contract…