2023 Football Roster
Sep 6 (Sat)
Noon

Trent Howland
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 240
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Joliet, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet West
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... made first career start versus Michigan State (11/18) ... one of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start.
Ohio State (9/2): Rushed once for four yards. Indiana State (9/8): Carried four times for 19 yards. at Maryland (9/30): Had three carries for 13 yards. at Michigan (10/14): Posted five carries for 35 yards. Rutgers (10/21): Charted nine carries for 54 rushing yards ... long rush of 17 yards ... had two catches for 20 receiving yards. at Penn State (10/28): Totaled nine rushes for 31 yards ... caught one pass for two yards. Wisconsin (11/4): Made five carries for 12 yards. at Illinois (11/11): Logged 13 carries for a team-best 72 yards ... ran for first career touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the first quarter. Michigan State (11/18): Rushed 19 times for 77 yards and a touchdown in his first career start. at Purdue (11/25): Tallied seven rushes for 37 yards.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in nine games ... began the season at running back and moved to linebacker in-season ... saw action mostly on special teams.
Idaho (9/10): Rushed two times for 12 yards.
2021 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games and redshirted his initial collegiate season ... made collegiate debut against No. 5 Ohio State (10/23) ... special teams scout team player of the week (Western Kentucky).
Ohio State (10/23): Rushed five times for 17 yards. Minnesota (11/20): Carried once for three yards. at Purdue (11/27): Appeared on offense and special teams.
Prep/Personal
Running back for head coach William Lech at Joliet West High School ... named the Southwest Prairie Conference Most Valuable Player as a junior ... led the program to its first conference championship in 50 years ... rushed for 1,401 on 178 carries (7.9 average) with 14 touchdowns ... gained 301 yards and scored five times against Plainfield Central ... ranked the No. 16 prospect in Illinois by ESPN ... rated the No. 54 athlete nationally by 247Sports ... also lettered in basketball ... parents are Terry Howland and Valerie Brook ... exploratory student ... born on Aug. 11, 2003.