UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham to receive $1 million over 5 years in deferred payments Posted Nov 4, 2017 UNC-Chapel Hill Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham will get $200,000 a year in deferred compensation payments for the next five years in a new deal approved Friday by the UNC Board of Governors. Three board members voted against the new pay package for Cunningham, which will be funded with athletic department money and not state appropriations. (Charlotte Observer)