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Tyler Trent named ‘Football Guy of the Week’ by Pardon My Take

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Tyler Trent is officially a “Football Guy.”

This week, Pardon My Take included Trent on their weekly “Football Guy of the Week” award ballot. He was up against Butch Jones, Jake Reidel and Carl Pelini.

Trent won in a landslide decision, owning 61 percent of the vote. He officially became the “Football Guy of the Week” on Tuesday.

Trent, a former Purdue student who is battling bone cancer, made his way to Ross-Ade Stadium to watch the Boilermakers defeat No. 2 Ohio State 49-20. He predicted Purdue to pull the upset.

Along with attending the game, Trent was featured in an emotional and incredible segment on College GameDay. The story was conducted by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi.

Trent’s story and his courage has been inspirational to Purdue and the entire college football world. It’s only appropriate he was named the “Football Guy of the Week.”

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB