NASCAR team executive next UNC AD; Cunningham to transition to another role in 2026

North Carolina is turning to a Chapel Hill native and NASCAR executive to guide its athletic department into a new era, while long-serving athletics director Bubba Cunningham will transition into a new leadership role.

Check out UNC’s ACC, NCAA title numbers that easily outshine the rest of the league

As the baseball team begins its pursuit on Friday of a second consecutive trip to the College World Series, it has already been a dominant school year for North Carolina athletics, continuing years of consistent excellence.

Four UNC teams ranked in top 10 in latest polls

North Carolina has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team leads the way. The Tar Heels (4–0), who play No. 15 Syracuse (4–1) in their home opener at 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN3), remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25.

UNC’s football coordinators have highest base salaries on campus

North Carolina’s two football coordinators have the top two base salaries of any employee on the UNC campus, according to the UNC Salary Information Database. The database, updated on June 30, shows that Carolina’s defensive coordinator Geoff Collins (top photo) and offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey are the only employees on the Chapel Hill campus earning a base salary of more than $1 million.

UNC earns fifth consecutive top-10 Directors’ Cup standings finish

North Carolina’s tradition of overall athletics excellence continued as the Tar Heels earned their fifth consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. UNC’s run to the College World Series and fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships helped the Tar Heels finish seventh for the eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons.

UNC’s Strand runs down 1,500 meters finals berth at Olympic trials

In the middle of a field of professional runners, UNC’s Ethan Strand emerged in the final stretch to advance to the men’s 1,500-meters finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.