{"id":48024,"date":"2024-04-17T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=48024"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:44:48","slug":"indiana-transfer-dl-philip-blidi-visits-auburn-there-is-something-special-going-on-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/indiana-transfer-dl-philip-blidi-visits-auburn-there-is-something-special-going-on-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana transfer DL Philip Blidi visits Auburn: \u2018There is something special going on there\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana transfer defensive lineman Philip Blidi<\/a><\/strong> took an official visit to Auburn on Monday and Tuesday. It was his first visit to the Plains and the Tigers made a huge first impression.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an amazing visit,\u201d he said. \u201cAuburn is a very special place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blidi, who has one year of eligibility remaining, toured the campus and facilities and met extensively with the Auburn coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a complete visit,\u201d he said. \u201cI love the people. I love the coaches. Everybody was welcoming and I loved that about them. They really care about their guys, and it\u2019s so obvious to me. It\u2019s really a family atmosphere there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having a family atmosphere is important to Blidi. He\u2019s married with two children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is very important to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI got to know some of the guys there and they shared their experiences with me. Some of the former players that have kids shared about how Auburn cares about family and how they could bring their family around to practices and into the building. That really spoke to me. It says a lot about this coaching staff and how they feel about family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Impressed with Auburn coaches<\/h2>\n

Blidi also spent a lot of time with Auburn defensive line coach Vontrell King-Williams and defensive coordinator DJ Durkin. He watched hours of film with the coaches and learned about Auburn\u2019s defense and how he would be utilized. <\/p>\n

\u201cI love their defense,\u201d Blidi said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of my favorite defenses that I\u2019ve seen so far. And I love Coach V. He expressed how he could really change my game. We watched two hours of film and he showed me how he could improve my technique, little tweaks he could make and how he could help me be the player I want to be. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like Coach V could get me there (to the NFL). That\u2019s a big reason why they are up there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Auburn makes \u2018big move\u2019 for Blidi<\/h2>\n

Following this visit, Blidi said Auburn moved up his list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made a big move for me,\u201d he said. \u201cAt first, I didn\u2019t know if I would even take this visit, but I\u2019m very glad that I did. Coach (Hugh) Freeze, I left with a lot of confidence in him and a lot of confidence in Coach V.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is something special going on at Auburn and those coaches are special coaches. Those guys are on the up. Auburn is on the up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blidi already has visited Washington and LSU. He will visit Oklahoma this weekend. A visit to Missouri also is under consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I might take a visit to Mizzou and see what\u2019s going on there,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I go to Mizzou, that would be my last visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

He plans to make his decision sometime in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m getting close,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to make a decision at the end of April. I don\u2019t want to wait until May.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last season at Indiana, Blidi had 30 tackles, four tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. He spent the 2020-22 seasons at Texas Tech where he had 39 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks.<\/p>\n

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