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TheShiver.com just got word from Xavier Henry that he will remain committed to the University of Kansas.

When asked if he was staying with his commitment to the University of Kansas, Xavier replied “Yes sir,” ending speculation that both CJ and Xavier would opt for the bluegrass state and play for the Kentucky Wildcats.

More to come..

One of the main concerns for the upcoming 2009 campaign in football is the lack of experience at the linebacker position.  That is about to change with the recent commitment of Vernon Brooks of Blinn Community College. Read the rest of this entry »

The recent Xavier and CJ Henry debacle has Cory thinking about the spirit of competition. Say what? Yeah, just follow him and hopefully he can make some sense of it all.

by cory hedgepeth

The competitive spirit is a spirit that has transcended societies past and present. It’s an extension of the human spirit, one that draws adoration of those that witness it. Its raw state of being.  It can burn the human soul into the incomprehensible and sometimes dark infinitum of human suffering. When Wilt Chamberlain ceremonially had his college jersey retired at Allen Fieldhouse in 1998, he sat with what appeared to be an ambivalent countenance as Max Falkenstien read through an unprecedented list of Chamberlain’s University, Conference and National statitistics.  Stats best described as unrivaled, gaudy at times, monumental, and never fleeting in terms of sports history. Chamberlain, a man among men, just moments from explaining his long absence from the starting point of one of the greatest sports careers of all-time, seemingly none-to-impressed by any of it. When he does rise from his bench chair, his gigantic torso is no match for his gigantic legacy, and the Kansas crowd erupts.   And then he takes the microphone, and professes, “A little over 40 years ago, I lost what I thought was the toughest battle in sports, in losing to the North Carolina Tarheels by 1 point in a triple overtime. It was a devastating thing for me because I felt as though I let the University of Kansas down and my teammates down.”

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In a pre-recorded interview that will air today at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., the father of Xavier and CJ Henry spoke to 610 Sports host Chris and Cowboy about the Kansas City Star article that came out on Sunday. In the interview, Carl speaks about the possibility that Xavier Henry might not be attending the University of Kansas.