Former Indiana defensive lineman has a new home

Former Indiana football defensive lineman Philip Blidi has found a new home:

The former Hoosier is going to the SEC to play for Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers. Blidi chose Auburn over Washington, Oklahoma, and LSU. He took trips to Washington and LSU before he visited Auburn. While there, he was sold, canceling his trip to Oklahoma.

This is what Blidi said about his decision to sign with the Tigers:

"They can develop me," Blidi said about his choice. "They can get me to be the kind of caliber of player that I want to become in this last season. And the people. I think my family would love it here. I think my family would feel very welcomed for the time that we're here. I think that they would love it and I think this is a place we'd feel welcomed to come back.

"It's a place we would love to come back and live here. That's the kind of community it is here. That's big. And then the resources here for life after football. Just the fact that there's so many alum that work here, that really speaks a lot. They don't just talk about it, the facts are here. They said the saying, 'If you love Auburn it will love you back' and I'm seeing why, I'm really seeing why. That's why."

He has one year of eligibility remaining. This is Blidi's third school during his college career. He began at Texas Tech before transferring to Indiana and now Auburn. Blidi totaled 30 tackles, including four tackles for loss last season for Indiana football.