Complex sentence: Dickerson committed to Texas A&M before reconsidering and decided amongst Oklahoma, Southern California and Southern Methodist University (SMU) before his great-great aunt talked him into staying in the state of Texas to attend Southern Methodist University because she liked SMU coach Ron Meyer.
Split into simpler sentences: Dickerson committed to Texas A&M before reconsidering and deciding amongst Oklahoma, Southern California and Southern Methodist University (SMU). His great-great aunt talked him into staying in the state of Texas to attend Southern Methodist University because she liked SMU coach Ron Meyer.