With an assist from the Indianapolis Colts, Tyler Trent will be in Nashville to serve as honorary bowl captain when the Purdue Boilermakers play in Friday's Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
Colts owner Jim Irsay flew Trent and his family to Nashville on Wednesday so that they could be on hand for the game against the Auburn Tigers (1:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+).
Trent, a former Purdue student and Boilermakers' super-fan, is suffering from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer that is now in its terminal stage. Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm befriended Trent last year, before his health worsened, and said the young man has been an inspiration to his team and countless others.