Texas Tech football: Red Raiders land important defensive target

The Texas Tech football program has picked up a verbal commitment from one of their top defensive targets, defensive end Philip Blidi.

Though Matt Wells and his staff are in the middle of their first fall camp with the Red Raiders, they have taken a significant step towards securing the long-term future of the program as well this week. Friday, Portales, New Mexico defensive end Philip Blidi became the 15th member of the Texas Tech football program’s 2020 recruiting class.

Rated by 247Sports’ composite rankings as a 3-star prospect and the No. 1 recruit in the Land of Enchantment, he was one of the top defensive targets for the Red Raiders in this recruiting cycle. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder…