The winds of change have blown through the Southeastern Conference.

And they been felt predominantly in the East Division, where three new head coaches have taken the reins.

Will Muschamp has gone from Auburn to South Carolina, where he has replaced interim coach Shawn Elliott following the Steve Spurrier’s resignation.

After helping Alabama win its fourth national championship in seven seasons, Kirby Smart is now the head man at Georgia after the Bulldogs parted ways with Mark Richt.

And Barry Odom has the tough task of following Gary Pinkel, the winningest coach in Missouri history.

Expectations for each new coach will vary, but here’s a look at what each new hire must prove in 2016.

Muschamp: Let Kurt Roper do his thing on offense

The last time Muschamp let Roper guide his offense, in 2014 in Gainesville, Florida averaged 30.3 points per game, which ranked only eighth in the SEC, but it was the Gators’ best output since they averaged 29.8 in 2010.

By comparison, Muschamp’s 2011-13 Florida teams, under offensive coordinators Charlie Weis and Brent Pease, averaged between 18.8 and 26.5 points, so Roper obviously knows what he’s doing.

His hiring means that Muschamp can concentrate on the other side of the ball for South Carolina, which finished last in the SEC in rushing (217.4 yards per game), total (429.8) and scoring defense (27.5) in 2015.

Even though he is the Gamecocks’ co-offensive coordinator along with ex-Georgia wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon, Roper will call South Carolina’s plays.

Roper, who spent the last year as a senior offensive assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns, appreciates Muschamp’s faith in him.

“I learned a lot of football in the year we were together,” Roper told the Associated Press. “In return, I hope he learned a lot of football from me.”

Smart: Beat Florida and other ranked teams

In Mark Richt’s 15 seasons at Georgia, the Bulldogs were just 5-10 against Florida and only 39-36 versus ranked teams overall.

Those mediocre marks more than likely sealed Richt’s fate at Georgia, where he averaged 10 wins a season. In steps Smart, who spent the past eight seasons as Alabama’s defensive coordinator. And over that span, the Crimson Tide finished first in total defense in the SEC every year except one – 2014 — when it reached the initial College Football Playoff despite allowing 328.4 yards per game to check at No. 3 in the conference.

Georgia’s new offensive coordinator is Jim Chaney, who held the same position with Pittsburgh last year and has served in the same role with Purdue, Tennessee and Arkansas, so he knows what it takes to coach in this league.

And he also has some talent to work with in running back Sony Michel, rehabbing tailback Nick Chubb, wideout Terry Godwin and quarterback Greyson Lambert, not to mention prized QB recruit Jacob Eason. So the Bulldogs have some offensive pieces in place.

And the defense – which finished third in the SEC last season behind Alabama and Missouri, allowing 305.9 yards a game – that Smart and new DC Mel Tucker will inherit isn’t too shabby, either. So perhaps future victories over Florida and other powerful SEC rivals won’t be too much to ask for or expect from now on.

Odom: Make Missouri program his own

No one can be the next Pinkel. Trying to achieve what Pinkel did as a college coach is an admirable thing; after all, Pinkel is the winningest coach at two programs – Missouri and Toledo – so Odom undoubtedly has some big shoes to fill.

But here is a big question: How high should expectations for Odom-led teams be?

Should they be in line with the Tigers’ 2013-14 teams that went 23-5 overall, won two SEC East titles and two bowl games?

Or should they be based upon what Mizzou did in 2015, when it finished 5-7 despite having an offense that finished next-to-last in the FBS in scoring, averaging just 13.6 points per game?

Realistically, they probably should be somewhere in the middle.

Odom has tried to address the Tigers’ scoring issues by hiring former Oklahoma QB Josh Heupel to be his offensive coordinator, a position he held with Utah State last season.

While Missouri has definitely regressed on offense lately, the same cannot be said about its defense. Before being promoted to head coach, Odom was Pinkel’s defensive coordinator last season and helped the Tigers finish second to the Crimson Tide — and fifth nationally — in scoring defense, allowing just 16.2 points per game.

Odom can definitely build on one side of the ball at Missouri. It’s a big if right now, but he’ll obviously make even more of a name for himself if he gets more than two touchdowns a game from his offense.