Chansky’s Notebook: Perplexing Paradigm

Posted Jul 3, 2025
How Steve Newmark came out of nowhere to be the next AD is a subject that has the entire Tar Heel state buzzing. Unlike Bubba, Newmark has never been an athletic director anywhere, never worked on a college campus and we hope is a good choice to help build financial resources after he did the same for 15 years at NASCAR, a priority for UNC. (Chapelboro.com)

Related: Business & Administration

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - Steve Newmark Named UNC’s Athletic Director in Waiting
On July 1 news broke that UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham would stay in the role one more year before moving into a new role...
Thu Jul 3, 2025

Chansky’s Notebook: Whaaaat!
Steve Newmark will take over UNC's 300-plus employee athletic department, with 28 sports, hundreds of assistants and staff, and nearly a thousand athletes. He has...
Wed Jul 2, 2025

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Athletics Shakes Up Leadership
UNC Athletics shakes up its leadership as Bubba Cunningham's contract gets extended through 2029, and NASCAR exec Steve Newmark joins as new AD starting in...
Wed Jul 2, 2025

Video: IC Podcast - Changing of the Guard for UNC Athletics
North Carolina’s transition into the new world order took another big step on July 1 with the announcement that Steve Newmark would succeed Bubba Cunningham...
Wed Jul 2, 2025