So much for that trip to Sin City.

The Las Vegas All-American Classic, one of college football’s few postseason all-star games for senior standouts, was canceled Friday – just 10 days before its scheduled kickoff.

That’s bad news for Kansas University wide receiver Brian Murph, who was invited to play in the 2007 game and showcase his talents for professional scouts. He was to join several Big 12 Conference seniors in Vegas, including Missouri safety David Overstreet and Iowa State defensive tackle Brent Curvey.

Officials canceled the game because of a drop in sponsorship revenue and a primary money lender falling through. The announcement comes after significant progress was made since the 2006 contest. Sixteen players from last year’s game were selected in the NFL Draft, and the NFL Network signed a multi-year deal in August to televise the game on its budding cable channel.

This year’s showdown was scheduled for Jan. 15 at Sam Boyd Stadium on the UNLV campus. But Murph and dozens of other players invited instead will be staying home.

“We are embarassed at such a late notice, but it is due to working so hard and trying to make the game happen,” said director Darry Alton, who added that a return in 2008 was targeted under new ownership.

“Vegas is still the best place in America for an all-star game, and next year the game will be bigger and better,” Alton added. “Just not under my reign.”

Former KU linebacker Nick Reid played in last year’s game, a 41-3 East victory.

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Cornish still on: That leaves five senior all-star games to be played: the Senior Bowl on Jan. 27, the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 20, the Hula Bowl on Jan. 14, the North-South All-Star Classic on Jan. 13 and the Texas vs. The Nation Game on Feb. 2. The latter two are new games.

KU running back Jon Cornish has been selected for the East-West Shrine Game, which will be played at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Jan. 20 and be televised on ESPN.

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New commit: Kansas received an oral commitment from defensive back Chris Harris on Sunday.

Harris, a 6-foot, 180-pounder out of Bixby, Okla., took his official visit to Kansas this weekend and committed before leaving, according to Jon Kirby of Rivals.com. Harris had offers from Colorado State, Iowa State and Wyoming.

Harris was recruited by defensive coordinator Bill Young, who, coincidently, coached Harris’ uncle at Tulsa in the early 1980s.

“When he found out coach Young was my recruiter, he told me there will be nobody better,” Harris told Rivals. “During the recruiting, he was very straight-forward with me, and that’s one thing I liked about him.”

Signing day will be Feb. 7.