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WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 10: Ben Hicks #8 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs looks for an open receiver against Greg Roberts #52 of the Baylor Bears in the seconf half at McLane Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
UNIVERSITY PARK -- A three-star quarterback from Waco Midway, Ben Hicks had orally committed to Houston when he visited SMU.
Turns out, the lure of being on the ground floor of Chad Morris' rebuilding project was just too enticing. Not even an 11th-hour push from Texas Tech, which lost Jarrett Stidham to Baylor, would sway Hicks.