Four ACC teams will feature new head coaches when the 2016 season opens. Who are they? Where did they come from? Consider this a primer on what you need to know about the new guys in the conference, as you can brush up on your knowledge during this brief downtime between the end of the season and the start of spring practice.

Up next is new Miami coach Mark Richt.

How did he get here? Richt was among the most established coaches in college football at Georgia, but after he failed to secure a division title in a down SEC East for the third straight season in 2015, the Bulldogs decided to part ways with their longtime coach. That opened the door nicely for Miami, where Richt played quarterback from 1978 to 1982. Just days after Richt was let go in Athens, he was flashing the “U” in Miami and the Hurricanes had one of the premier hires of the offseason.

Where was he? Richt’s success at Georgia was overshadowed at the end by what he hadn’t accomplished — namely no conference titles since 2005 — but that’s only a small part of the story. Richt spent 15 years on the sideline in Athens, and he had as much success as virtually anyone in college football during that time. He arrived at Georgia after leading Florida State to a national championship as an offensive coordinator under Bobby Bowden, then quickly established the Bulldogs as a force in the SEC. He wrapped up his career at Georgia with a record of 145-51 and won nine of 14 bowl games.

What does he bring? Two big things make Richt a strong immediate fit for Miami. The first is that he knows quarterbacks. Richt has employed a pro-style offense for years, and he’s found immense success with quarterbacks such as Chris Weinke, David Greene, Matthew Stafford and Aaron Murray. Now he inherits one of college football’s best pro-style passers in Brad Kaaya, which makes it easy to envision immediate success on the offensive side of the ball. Richt’s other strength is on the recruiting trail, where his values-driven approach and long history of success should make Miami an easy sell.

Who’s he replacing? Al Golden did a lot at Miami, particularly when it came to bringing in elite recruits. What he couldn’t do was win the big one — losing five straight games to rival Florida State and failing to win a division title. For as much as Miami talks about getting back to its glory days, the standard isn’t one national championship after another. It’s simply winning a few games that matter, and Golden couldn’t do that. The irony, of course, is that is the same reason Georgia parted ways with Richt, so the lingering question is, for all of Richt’s success, will he be able to do what Golden couldn’t?

Quotable: "I personally think we’ve got a long way to go,” Richt said about his new gig. “Not in a negative way. Only thing I’m going to predict is we’re going to work really hard and try to earn the right to win games. That’s the only thing I’m going to promise right now."