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Colts Owner Jim Irsay Flies Honorary Purdue Captain Tyler Trent to Bowl Game

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had one more Christmas present he waited an extra day to give to honorary Purdue captain Tyler Trent.

Irsay provided a plane for Trent and his family to be flown to Nashville in time for the Music City Bowl between Purdue and Auburn:

Tony Trent

A huge thank you to @JimIrsay and @Colts for helping us make our goal to get to Nashville. So @theTylerTrent can be the bowl Captain this weekend at the Purdue game. @MusicCityBowl https://t.co/x29U3fUvqu

Trent is a Purdue student who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.