New Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule has a steep learning curve ahead of him starting this week, as he settles into the NFL world for the first time in this role.



It’s a pretty daunting task: Rhule must hire a staff, provide input on several key personnel decisions (including regarding franchise quarterback Cam Newton), prepare for the NFL combine and draft and begin integrating his own culture into a locker room that has lost 15 games in the past two years.



But part of Rhule’s appeal to owner David Tepper is his history within such a “CEO” role, as Rhule has overhauled two collegiate programs over the previous eight years.



Most recently, Rhule was the head coach at Baylor, where he went 1-11 in his first season in 2017, 7-6 in 2018 and, most recently, 11-3.



Max Olson, a national college football writer for The Athletic who extensively covered Rhule’s time at Baylor, shared some insight with The Athletic Carolina...