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WATCH: Purdue releases emotional tribute to Joe Tiller

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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The official Twitter account of Purdue football released a video tribute to Joe Tiller on Saturday morning, honoring the memory of the head coach who passed away last weekend.

Purdue has several tributes planned for today’s game against Minnesota, including special helmets and helmet stickers that pay homage to the Boilermakers teams that Tiller coached from 1997-2008. The video below highlights Tiller’s farewell speech in 2008 and highlights some of the most memorable plays and games from his 12-year tenure in West Lafayette.

Tiller won 87 games while at Purdue, becoming the program’s all-time winningest coach. He guided the Boilermakers to 10 bowl games in 12 seasons and a B1G title and Rose Bowl appearance in the 2000 season.

His career record 126-92-1 when including his record at Wyoming.

Other tributes include a moment of silence and a video tribute at halftime.

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