Zach Horrall | IndyStar

Gregg Doyel, gregg.doyel@indystar.com

Purdue University announced Monday that Tyler Trent's legacy will live on in West Lafayette.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels is set to announce Wednesday that the university plans to make a permanent campus memorial in Trent's honor. The announcement is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Daniels will also announce the first recipient of the Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award, which is a scholarship in Trent's honor. The scholarship will go to a Purdue student that has encountered serious physical or other adversity while in college, according to Purdue's website.