UNC Business & Administration

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Business & Administration.

Bubba Cunningham Q&A: UNC Football’s Bet on Bill Belichick

In landing Bill Belichick with a five-year contract worth $50 million, in creating a front-office staff to manage the UNC roster, the Tar Heels are betting on the NFL legend. "We're taking a risk," UNC Athletics Directory Bubba Cunningham said. "We're investing more in football with the ambition that the return is going to significantly outweigh the investment." (Inside Carolina)

In-Depth With UNC Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham

Bubba Cunningham: "We are going to make a more significant investment in football. Currently, we spend about $40-45 million and obviously our coaches salaries are going up. We already have about 40 full-time people in the football building, so I think what we’ll do is take a look at the entire staff and figure out what’s the best staff for this head coach." (Tar Heel Illustrated)

UNC's Major Investment in Bill Belichick, Football

After new head football coach Bill Belichick's introductory press conference Thursday afternoon, UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham spoke about the need — and plan — for North Carolina to make a bigger commitment to its leading revenue sport. "We are going to make a more significant investment in football," Cunningham told reporters on Thursday. " (Inside Carolina)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Basketball Has Questions, Bubba Cunningham On Football Coaching Search

Jones Angell and Adam Lucas discuss the end of the UNC Football regular season and the coaching transition (4:17). Tar Heel basketball returned from the loaded Maui Invitational with some major questions (33:34). UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham joins to discuss the football coaching search (1:02:56). (Listen To Podcast)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With Bubba Cunningham About UNC Football Coaching Search

UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas to discuss the search for UNC Football’s next head coach. Includes answers to: What is the timeline? Who is involved in the selection process? What has been learned from past hires at UNC that will impact this choice? And more. (View Video)

Video: Next Level Podcast - House Settlement, Scholarship Funding, and UNC Athletics

Greg Barnes from Inside Carolina has been at the forefront of the issues facing the UNC athletics department. This week, Barnes highlights the House settlement, scholarship increases and funding, and how Tar Heel fans may be impacted as the future of NIL and revenue sharing comes into clearer focus for 2025. (View Video)

Chansky’s Notebook: Who Gets Richer?

Bubba Cunningham sent a letter to all UNC alumni and supporters on the state and future of Tar Heel athletics, and there are two elements where the toothpaste got out of the tube that will have serious implications for how the new era of amateurism will go. In both areas, the only people sure to get rich are the lawyers, the schools, and the NCAA. (Chapelboro.com)

Revenue Sharing is Coming to UNC Athletics

Just as the college sports world has begun to find its footing in this new era of NIL and the transfer portal, another massive change awaits in the New Year. On Wednesday, athletic director Bubba Cunningham explained the basic strategy for how UNC is approaching the changes that will allow institutions to share revenue directly with student-athletes. (Inside Carolina)

Bubba Cunningham: Changes In College Athletics – And The Impact On Carolina

At Carolina, we remain committed to winning in and outside of competition and to continuing to support our long history of broad-based programming. Moving forward, that means committing to fair financial arrangements with players while continuing to provide Olympic sport athletes as many opportunities as possible -- and we need your support. (GoHeels.com)

Considering Smith Center Options in the NIL Era

The Smith Center needs significant work to maximize revenue, which can be addressed by luxury suites and premium seating options, yet there’s no longer a pressing need to build an arena that outshines its competition. Let’s not forget why the facility arms race came to be: it was a billion-dollar industry manufactured as the grandest of all recruiting tools. (Inside Carolina)

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