North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham defends Larry Fedora
Posted Jul 19, 2018
The University of North Carolina's athletic director came to football coach Larry Fedora's defense a day after Fedora was widely questioned for saying he doubted the connections between football and CTE. Bubba Cunningham told reporters during a break in Thursday's UNC board of trustees meetings that Fedora's point was "poorly communicated."
(ESPN.com)
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