Aijha Blackwell frequently wore her late father Ernest’s football jersey as a little kid, whether it was for good luck or sentimentality.
So when the five-star recruit was looking for a way to end her commitment video, which would tell the world she was going to play basketball for Missouri, she looked no further than her closet.
“I thought it just summed up the video,” she told The Star.
Is this what you all were waiting for?
Video cred : @whoz_nextsports @coachyancey22 pic.twitter.com/eejoPFvONj— Aijha Blackwell (@AijhaAnniece) October 22, 2018Blackwell became the biggest recruit since Sophie Cunningham to commit to Robin Pingeton’s program when she chose the Tigers over national power Louisville on Monday.