Quote:Purdue on Wednesday renamed Gate E at the stadium as Gate T2, the Tyler Trent Student Gate, to honor the student and Boilermakers fan who inspired many during his fight against cancer. Trent died on Jan. 1 at age 20 from osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Along with the new steel archway above Gate T2 will be a plaque explaining Trent's story and contributions to the university.

"We hope this will be an appropriate way for generations of fans -- and non-fans, for that matter -- to be reminded of what Tyler stood for," university president Mitch Daniels said during a ceremony Wednesday to unveil the memorial. "[He] personified the characteristics we want every Boilermaker, in some measure, to embody."

Trent's parents, Tony and Kelly, unveiled a picture of what the student entrance will look like after construction. Daniels said Mike Berghoff, Purdue's board chairman and president of the Lenex Steel Corporation, donated the steel to construct the new archway.