The Carolina Panthers made a bold move on Tuesday by hiring Baylor coach Matt Rhule to be their new head coach. Rhule has agreed to a seven-year, $60+ million deal – an unheard of commitment for somebody with no previous head coaching experience in the NFL.

Rhule was the wild card of the candidates to replace Ron Rivera and we still have a lot to learn about what kind of play-caller and man he is. For now, here are three things we know about Carolina’s new head coach.

He’s a team builder

Looking at Rhule’s resume, the thing that stands out the most is how he’s been able to dramatically improve multiple college programs. When he became the coach at Temple (2013), he took over a struggling team that went 2-10 in his first year. The next season, the Owls improve to 6-6, followed by two 10-win seasons. From there, he moved on to Baylor where he engineered a similar turnaround. The Bears went 1-11 his first season, 7-6 the next and then 11-3 this year. Carolina has finished the last two seasons with a disappointing record and has a ton of roster holes to fill. There’s no guarantee any college coach will succeed in the NFL, but Rhule at least has the right kind of experience molding bad teams into contenders.