Purdue renames student gate at Ross-Ade Stadium in honor of Tyler Trent

Tyler Trent’s name will be on the gate that students use to get into Purdue football games.

The school announced Wednesday that Gate E would be renamed in honor of Trent, the Purdue student and superfan who died of cancer early in 2019.

Purdue president Mitch Daniels said at the the unveiling Wednesday morning that a plaque would also be next to the gate to remind people about Trent’s impact.

“We hope this will be an appropriate way for generations of fans — and non-fans for that matter — to be reminded of what Tyler stood for, personified; characteristics that we want every Boilermaker, in some measure, to embody,” Daniels said.

Trent had a recurrence of osteosarcoma in his pelvis in 2017. The cancer then spread to his kidneys and spine. As he dealt with the cancer during the 2018 football season he became an inspirational figure for the Purdue football team and was even the subject of an ESPN feature. The network also gave him the spirit award at its December college football awards show.

Trent was so beloved at Purdue that he was an honorary captain for the team’s Music City Bowl appearance at Auburn and got to fly to the game on the private jet of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Trent died just days after that game on Jan. 1.

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Nick Bromberg is a writer for Yahoo Sports.

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