WRAL obtains emails that show UNC's Cunningham got death threats after NCAA bracket was set

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WRAL obtains emails that show UNC's Cunningham got death threats after NCAA bracket was set

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Published on May 12, 2025, 3:59:59 AM
Total time: 00:08:56

Episode Description

University of North Carolina Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham's email inbox was full of angry West Virginia University fans in the days after Selection Sunday. Cunningham, also the chairman of the selection committee for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, oversaw the decision to leave the Mountaineers out in favor of the Tar Heels. WRAL's Brian Murphy explains what we learned from these newly-released emails.

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