ATHLETICS. BOOSTERS. MEDIA.
Each feed off the others.

IN BRUCE MCDERMOTT'S WORLD, millions of dollars and hundreds of lives can rest on a single decision.

At American Midwest University. McDermott must choose sides and risk both his job and girlfriend when a budget crisis and NCAA investigation mandate tough choices about the direction of intercollegiate athletics.

Ron Hill, a successful basketball coach with powerful booster allies, wants AMU to continue as primarily a basketball school.

Interim athletic director Dr. Tara Gantt wants to invest scarce money in the football program, hoping to join a conference with a more lucrative TV rights contract.

They all have different goals but there is one constant. They all BREATHE AND BELIEVE.