Scott Van Pelt extends invitation to inspiring Purdue cancer fighter Tyler Trent
By Keith Farner
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Tyler Trent has quickly become the most heart-warming story of this college football season.
A Purdue fan who was also enrolled at the school before he had to focus on treatments for terminal bone cancer gripped America on Saturday in a touching piece by ESPN’s “College GameDay” before the Ohio State-Purdue game. In the story, Trent predicted a Purdue victory, and the Boilermakers made good on that prediction with a 49-20 win over the Buckeyes.
ESPN host Scott Van Pelt reached out to Trent earlier this week, and announced late Tuesday night that he would help Trent fulfill a dream by working together, which they’re expected to do Wednesday night.
Trent has developed a special connection with the football team since he camped out last year to get tickets for the upcoming game against Michigan and met coach Jeff Brohm. Since then, Vice President Mike Pence has called him, and his name has been a battle cry for Purdue fans, with signs and chants saying, “Tyler Strong.”
Van Pelt’s show airs at midnight ET on ESPN.
Here is Tom Rinaldi interviewing Trent as Purdue took the lead.
Y’all better tune in for this! Lock it in ? https://t.co/W8yY93YcMO
— Tyler Trent Foundation (@theTylerTrent) October 24, 2018
Traded notes with @theTylerTrent after the Purdue game. He said it would fulfill a dream if we could work together. I said….so, let’s work together. Tyler will be on with me tomorrow night.
— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) October 24, 2018
TYLER STRONG: Purdue student Tyler Trent, who has battled bone cancer and was named team captain of the football team, was on the sidelines Saturday when his Boilermakers upset Ohio State University – a result he had predicted. @JohnDonvan #AmericaStrong https://t.co/KsOGIrtk0N pic.twitter.com/F06vPV7ba4
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 22, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
