Purdue named Ryan Walters as its next football head coach on Tuesday.
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The announcement fills the vacancy created when former head coach Jeff Brohm left for his alma mater Louisville.
Walters, 36, becomes the fourth-youngest head coach in FBS after spending the past two years as the defensive coordinator at Illinois.
"Purdue is a world-class university, and our football program will pursue the same excellence exhibited across our campus," Walters said in a statement.