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Tyler Trent Student Gate to be dedicated at Purdue

The ceremony will happen before the first home game on September 7.
The Tyler Trent Memorial Gateway that will be erected at the student-section entrance of Ross-Ade Stadium before the 2019 football season. (Source: Purdue University)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WTHR) — Eyewitness News has learned that the Tyler Trent Student Gate will be dedicated at Purdue University in September.

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The ceremony will happen before the first home game on Sept. 7. Purdue will be hosting Vanderbilt, and the game starts at noon.

RELATED: Gate at Purdue's stadium to honor superfan Tyler Trent

Sept. 7 would have been Tyler Trent's 21st birthday.

Trent died on Jan. 1 at age 20 following a battle with bone cancer.

Trent became a social media star with his positive attitude and determination to live every day to the fullest.

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