So you haven’t tuned in to Friday Night Lights yet, and you’re worried you’ll be lost when you do. Don’t sweat it. We’ve got a quick-guide primer on who’s who.

1 Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler): The beloved coach of the Dillon Panthers and a father figure to many of the boys on the squad, Eric is the heart of not just the team but the show.

2 Tami Taylor (Connie Britton): Tami is the wife of Eric and is the newly named principal of Dillon High School. This season, she’ll try to refocus the town’s obsession on football to stronger education.

3 Julie Taylor (Aimee Teegarden): Last season, Julie broke the starting quarterback’s heart. But the two may find a way to relight their spark this season, their senior year. She is occasionally bratty to her parents, Eric and Tami.

4 Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford): Matt is the first-string quarterback for the Dillon Panthers; his position is threatened when a hotshot freshman hits the scene. Matt and teammate Landry Clarke
5 (Jesse Plemons) make the show’s best comedy duo. Outside of school, Matt tends to his senile grandmother.

6 Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch): Dillon’s resident bad boy, Tim repeatedly sabotages his potential but is given a pass because of his stellar football skills. He’s finally getting a shot with Lyla Garrity
7 (Minka Kelly), the town’s good girl/smarty-pants/cheerleader.

8 Buddy Garrity (Brad Leland): The head of the Dillon Panthers’ boosters organization, Buddy can’t let go of his glory days as a Panther himself. He is obsessed with the team and obsessed with winning. He’s also divorced, and daughter Lyla now lives with him.

9 Tyra Collette (Adrianne Palicki): Gorgeous and tenacious, Tyra’s dated just about everyone in town, including Landry Clarke and Tim Riggins. She is dead set on getting out of Dillon and making a better life for herself.