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Tyler Trent Receives Disney Spirit Award

I ad mit I am tyoing this through tears. After the end of a tense Purdue basketball win over Maryland I was finally able to watch the presentation of the Disney Spirit Award. it is given annually to the most inspirational individual or team in college football. Tonight at the Home Depot College Football Awards show in Atlanta our own Tyler Trent was presented with it. Here is the video:

I mean... how can you not be inspired by Tyler? It is clear he is in decline as the cancer continues to ravage his body. In his column today with the Indianapolis Star he went into detail what happened with his kidneys before the Ohio State game.