Ep. 79 - Tyler Trent, Pete Thamel and Harold Shelton - a podcast by Big Ten Network

On a three-guest episode of the Take Ten Podcast, special guest and Purdue student sports reporter Tyler Trent joined the show to recap his experiences surrounding Purdue's upset of Ohio State. Tyler's story of his ongoing battle with bone cancer reached the national stage last weekend, and he described the process behind being featured on College Gameday, being interviewed mid-game on ESPN and predicting Purdue's win over the Buckeyes. Tyler also discussed the outpouring of support he's received from around the world and within the sports community. (3:40-22:05)

Then, Yahoo Sports national college football writer Pete Thamel joined the show in-studio to provide a national perspective on last weekend's games and the impact of a wild Big Ten weekend. Thamel also discussed his visit to Purdue practice and previewed Week 9 of college football. (23:00-39:30).

Finally, BTN researcher Harold Shelton jumped on for his weekly Stat Head segment to go in-depth on the Big Ten analysis of Week 8 games and to break down Week 9 matchups behind the numbers. (40:00-end).

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