Tar Heels AD Bubba Cunningham to take spot on USOPC board

Posted Dec 13, 2022
UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham will be join the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic board of directors beginning in 2023. Cunningham will start on the board as Duke’s former athletic director Kevin White leaves — keeping a major-college presence on a governing board that is trying to improve collaboration between the NCAA and member schools. (Associated Press)

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