College Career
Henson during the recruiting process was originally planning on committing to Florida State University, but decided against it when Chris Weinke decided to enroll at FSU after a brief stint in Minor League Baseball.
Henson instead attended the University of Michigan, where he served as a backup to starting quarterback Tom Brady during the 1998 and 1999 seasons. In 1998, Henson accumulated 21 completions on 47 pass attempts, good for 254 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He saw action in seven of Michigan's 13 games, including a win over #11 Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl.
In his sophomore season, Henson saw his number of pass attempts nearly double, throwing 90 times and completing 47 passes. He recorded 546 passing yards, along with three touchdowns and two interceptions in nine appearances. Henson would again see limited action when Michigan took on another bowl opponent with a higher ranking, #5 Alabama, in the Orange Bowl, and came out victorious with a 35–34 OT victory.
In 2000, Brady's career at Michigan had ended and Henson, now a junior, would serve as the Wolverines' starting quarterback for most of the season, appearing in nine of Michigan's 12 games and leading the team to a share of the Big Ten title. Henson would throw for a career-high 312 yards in a road defeat to #21 Northwestern, 51–54, but also tie a school record with four passing touchdowns. In the regular season finale, Henson led the #19 Wolverines to Columbus to take on #12 Ohio State and threw again for over 300 yards en route to a 38–26 win. For the third time in his career, Michigan and Henson would face a Southeastern Conference team when Michigan went on to play Auburn in the Citrus Bowl and for the third time, Michigan again emerged victorious, winning 31–28. Henson recorded 294 yards passing on just 15 completions to go with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Henson ended the season with 146 passes in 237 attempts for 2,146 yards, along with 18 touchdowns and four interceptions.
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