UNC: Cunningham extended, Newmark future advertisement

• Andrea AdelsonJul 1, 2025, 09:56 AM ET

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  • ACC reporter.
  • Joined ESPN.com in 2010.
  • Graduate of the University of Florida.North Carolina

announced Tuesday it has actually employed Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing President Steve Newmark as the follower to athletic director Bubba Cunningham.Newmark will function as

executive associate athletic director starting next month, focusing on driving revenue in football and males’s and females’s basketball, before transitioning to athletic director in summertime 2026.

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Cunningham will then become a senior adviser to Newmark and Chancellor Lee Roberts. As part of the succession strategy, Cunningham got a two-year agreement extension through July 2029. Offered the shifting college landscape in this new revenue-sharing era, North Carolina thinks making these changes now will assist serve the athletic department into the future.In a declaration,

Cunningham stated, “As part of my last agreement extension, I committed to dealing with university management on a succession strategy that would favorably position Carolina Athletics and our 28 teams for the future. I appreciate the opportunity to extend my agreement and boost my function in a way that will allow me to continue to support our impressive student-athletes, coaches and personnel as we shift and navigate the changing athletics landscape. I am excited for the future.”Newmark, a local of Chapel Hill, has actually acted as president of RFK Racing for the

past 15 years. Before signing up with RFK Racing, Newmark was a partner at a Charlotte-based law firm, where he worked thoroughly with the SEC, Conference USA and the NCAA.He likewise served on the advisory committee that helped work with Bill Belichick.” I anticipate dealing with Bubba and the entire Tar Heel Nation to continue to elevate UNC’s status as a leading brand name in college sports

with top-tier programs across the board, and with student-athletes who represent North Carolina’s flagship organization with class on and off their particular playing fields, “Newmark said in a declaration.” With collegiate sports undergoing enormous modifications at all levels, UNC is well placed to make the most of the new landscape.”Cunningham was employed in November 2011, and throughout his tenure North Carolina has actually won 24 nationwide titles and has 11 Top 10 finishes in the Learfield Directors Cup– including

No. 4 for the 2024-25 season, tying its finest surface over the last 16 years.