Ron Meyer, the former coach of the...

Ron Meyer, the former coach of the New England Patriots, will be named head coach at Purdue early next week, a published report said.

Meyer, who was a player and later an assistant coach at Purdue, will be officially named coach Monday or Tuesday, the Indianapolis Star reported in its Friday editions.

If named coach, Meyer, 45, will fill the vacancy made when Leon Burtnett resigned after five years as the Boilermakers’ coach.