July 9, 2003 For more information: Frank R. Scatoni 619-807-1887 frank@ventureliterary.com "No Kill Date" Venture Literary Sells a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Miami Hurricanes Football Dynasty to NAL/Penguin Group On July 9, 2003, Frank R. Scatoni of Venture Literary, representing ESPN The Magazine journalist Bruce Feldman, sold the North American rights to From Death to Dynasty: How the Miami Hurricanes Changed the Face of College Football to Ron Martirano at New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., for hardcover publication in Fall 2004. The Miami Hurricanes program is the beast of college football, and it is unlike any other sports powerhouse—a dynasty that’s fueled by attitude and aura, not individuals. The Canes have won five national titles in the last two decades—more than Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Florida State combined. And the most remarkable part of this dynasty is that five different coaches have been at the helm during Miami’s glorious run. The program is so dominant that it changed the entire balance of power in college sports when, in July 2003, it announced that it was leaving the Big East to join the ACC. It’s hard to believe that less than twenty-five years ago, the program was on its deathbed. When Howard Schnellenberger took over the Miami football program in 1979, local interest in the team was so non-existent that the school’s radio deal gave Miami a whopping revenue boost of $50 per week. From Death to Dynasty will explore how Miami has become "the cool school," the one with street cred that all the kids grow up dreaming of playing for. The book will not only cover its current stars, but also look back at the school’s legacy and lineage to explain why the program has become so unique. A graduate of the University of Miami, Bruce Feldman is the lead college football writer for ESPN The Magazine and his work has appeared in The Best American Sports Writing three years running. He has special access to the program and its players and coaches and has met with everyone who has ever mattered in Miami football—from Howard Schnellenberger to Larry Coker, from Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, and Ray Lewis to Ken Dorsey and Kellen Winslow, Jr. This book, though, is not just their story; it’s the story of a program that reshaped the image of a sport. To learn more about Venture Literary, visit: www.ventureliterary.com. To learn more about NAL, visit: http://www.penguin.com.