Philip Blidi’s uncommon childhood not holding him back

Texas Tech defensive tackle Philip Blidi has the Red Raiders' staff excited about his future. Blidi played in all 10 games last year as a true freshman.

When asked Friday who between his players has experienced the finest preseason football camp, Texas Tech defensive line mentor Paul Randolph didn’t pause to look at alternatives.

“Philip Blidi has experienced a whale of a camp,” Randolph claimed, ticking off good reasons why. 

The Pink Raiders’ 6-foot-3, 298-pound sophomore performed in all 10 games previous year as a genuine freshman, serving as a backup in the rotation and generating 6 tackles. Probably he will not likely get started this period, but now he’s taken some turns with the initially workforce.

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Which is an illustration of how significantly Blidi has arrive in a limited time as a soccer participant, but only a snippet of how far he’s appear in lifestyle. The son of Liberian immigrants was despatched from his delivery city of Trenton, New Jersey, to Portales,

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