Indiana football starts spring practice Thursday — and will do so without Philip Blidi.
The graduate student defensive lineman announced Monday night via X, formally known as Twitter, that he’s entering the transfer portal.
“It has been a great journey this past year,” Blidi said in his post. “Indiana is a place full of welcoming and friendly people. My family and I are blessed to have been a part of the Indiana football family. Indiana will always be a special place to me.”
Across 12 games last season, Blidi recorded 30 tackles, four tackles for loss and a pass deflection. It was his first campaign in Bloomington after transferring from Texas Tech University the winter before.
The Hoosiers, led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, are slated to have 13 practices leading into their spring football game, which takes place at 8 p.m., April 18 inside Memorial Stadium.
Follow reporters Matt Press (@MattPress23) and Dalton James (@DaltonMJames) and columnist Daniel Flick (@ByDanielFlick) for updates throughout the Indiana football offseason.
