The University of North Carolina has extended the contract of athletic director Bubba Cunningham and hired Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing president Steve Newmark as the Tar Heels' next AD when Cunningham leaves the role in 2026.

North Carolina took an unusual route in establishing a succession plan for athletic director Bubba Cunningham, coming amid a new landscape of revenue sharing in college athletics. Cunningham will move next summer into a new advisory role,

Steve Newmark will one day succeed Bubba Cunningham as North Carolina’s athletic director, the university announced on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about him.