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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
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lot more."
Senior receiver Kerry Meier said: "I think he learned his lesson that if you don't take care of business off the field, football isn't going to be there. To be a student athlete, you have to be able to do the academics. The love Dezmons has for football and the game — he definitely learned his lesson. He's going to be better from it now."
Therein lies a question worth asking: Without practicing for such an extended period of time, how much catch-up does Briscoe have to play?
At practice last Tuesday morning, Briscoe appeared as smooth and in-tune as before. During one play, he even leapt to grab a pass high out of the air - something Kansas fans grew accustomed to watching last season.
For his part, Briscoe said that any time away from the practice field results in a little early season rigidness. But teammates and Mangino were quick to note that the receiver hasn't lost too much in his time away.
"He's made some mistakes that he normally doesn't make, but I think he's fine," Mangino said. "If you see the plays he's made on the field, he doesn't look like he's lost too much."
On Tuesday afternoon, Briscoe filtered into the Mrkonic Auditorium, located in the Anderson Family Football Complex, with many of his teammates. He took a seat at a desk near the front of the room and waited for the questions.
It was Briscoe's first interview since Mangino announced the suspension and despite the repetitiveness of the day's events, Briscoe was eager to be back.
"I just missed being around my team," Briscoe said. "Those guys are like my brothers." They'll do anything for me and I'll do anything for them. Not being around them is something that really hurt
The Henrys spent the summer working out in Oklahoma City because of Xavier's dental matters. He had to get his braces removed, two root
XAVIER (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
canals and all four wisdom teeth pulled.
"People thought we were just skipping these workouts," Xavier said.
"I had my mind set after I made my decision on Kansas. It has to be the place."
"I had to do stuff at home and was still working out."
There is even a possibility of Xavier staying another year, contrary to many beliefs. It depends on how he hones his game.
"With those two staying, that's probably' the biggest thing to happen to any team
"Like I said before, I think I'm a one-and-done capable player," he said. "It's all about the holes in my game that people say I have. It's why I chose Kansas, because I think coach Self can help fill those holes with his practices and playing. At the end of the year, if he's done his job and I
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I think I'm a capable one-and-done player."
guard Sherron Collins and junior center Cole Aldrich.
this year," Xavier said. "That puts us right back on top. They have all the experience and they know what to do. All they can do is teach me and all I can do is learn from them."
The 23-year-old C.J. has
C. J. and Xavier
had years to mature and is willing to make the most of his time here. When he was 18, he said, he might have put more time into socializing and having fun. This year is different.
have already had a positive effect on the rest of the team.
"I'm only here for one thing: to win games and that's it."
"I'm only here for one thing: to win games and that's it," he said. "And then take care of school work. Everything else is nothing to me."
The Henrys moved in Monday, Xavier into Jayhawk Towers and C.J. into an apartment off campus. Their parents plan to move to Lawrence as well.
"They're great people," Aldrich said. "We had some time to spend with them a little bit over the summer. We really like them. The guys on the team were excited to have them on campus. We're really excited just to be one as a team."
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Xavier still has a lot to learn in the college ranks and he is looking forward to learning from the leadership of senior
The brothers are carrying on their parents' tradition of attending Kansas and this may not be the last generation of Henrys on campus.
"Hopefully our kids can do the same thing," Xavier said. "If they can keep it going then why not keep it going? It's just another thing for our family."
Xavier has loved what he's seen so far in Lawrence. To him, there is a comfort reminiscent of home.
"All the people here are just like my people at home," he said. "They're very chill."
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about any falling off in his abilities.
"I've worked hard, shoot, too hard this summer to be worried about what somebody else is doing or how I'm going to match up with somebody else," Henry said. "I know I'm going to go out there and I'm going to do me and if that's not enough, shoot, I'll go out there and work harder."
He will have four years of eligibility for the Jayhawks. Despite spending the last season at Memphis, he was unable to play because of a foot injury and took a medical redshirt, meaning he'll be listed as a redshirt freshman. Henry's arrival on campus has been somewhat overshadowed by the arrival of his younger brother — it would be inaccurate to call the 6-foot-6 Xavier his little brother — who carries the expectations of being a top ten recruit
Expectations are in no short supply for C.J. either, though, as their father Carl let the Kansas City Star know over the summer.
"I don't like stepping on people's toes," Carl Henry told the Star, "but I just know what I know. I watch them play, all the Kansas kids. I like all these kids, (Sherron) Collins, (Tyshawn Taylor), they're good kids, man. But they're not better than C.J."
C. J. was hesitant to echo his father's sentiments, though, and said that he hoped he and Collins and Taylor could play off each other at the same high level.
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"My dad's a little outspoken sometimes," C.J. said. "If you get
Redshirt freshman guard C.J. Henry answers questions inside the Wagnon Student Athletic Center Tuesday afternoon before workouts with the team. Henry arrived Monday along with his brother, freshman guard Xavier Henry.
miffed up the right way, he'll probably say anything. I think he was just seeing how hard we were working, putting in like four hours a day in a gym with no air conditioning, just about to pass out."
The Henrys were practicing in a different gym than the rest
of the Jayhawks, opting to work out at home in Oklahoma City
"Ive worked hard, shoot, too hard, to be worried about what somebody else is doing."
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instead of with the team in Lawrence. They attributed this to a few things that they needed to clear up in Oklahoma
Xavier had his braces removed and had root canals on his two front teeth this summer — and junior guard Tyrel
Reed insisted that it wasn't an issue for the players who worked out with the team.
"We know that they had some stuff going on," Reed said. "Xavier had to do some stuff with the dentist. C.J. was battling some stuff with his foot. They're going to be good players regardless."
Although most of the press has been devoted to Xavier's appearance, the younger Henry assured them that C.J. would soon be making his own name known.
"People will see when they come watch us play," Xavier said. "They won't be like 'Oh, he's my brother.' They'll say, 'That's C.J.'
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