Frank Vitovitch
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Frank Vitovitch
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com.
Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University.
Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times.
Other Published Works/Citations for Frank
Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today
Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report
Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors
Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth
Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports
Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption
Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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Notre Dame Football Roster 2024
Notre Dame’s 20224 football roster once again features a mix of returning veterans, new transfers, and promising freshmen from the recruiting class of 2024. Quarterback Riley Leonard and…
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Notre Dame Is Giving Marcus Freeman the Resources to Build a Champion
When Brian Kelly left Notre Dame for a pile of cash and a fake accent at LSU, he used the word resources in coming up with reasons why…
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Notre Dame’s Defense Should Rival 2012 Unit That Propelled Title Game Run
Notre Dame kicks off its 2024 season in less than a week. When they do, they’ll be powered by a defense that could rival, or even surpass, the…
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Urban Meyer Can’t Help Himself When It Comes to Notre Dame
Disgraced former college football head coach Urban Meyer was on the Triple Option podcast earlier this week. When asked about Notre Dame, the former Irish assistant, and total…
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Notre Dame Opens Up its Recruiting Board at Wide Receiver
When Notre Dame suffered a string of tough recruiting losses in July, most notably from 5-star Derek Meadows, it became obvious that the Irish would have to expand…
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Notre Dame Should Look to Michigan 2018 Gameplan for A&M Blueprint
Notre Dame kicks off its 2024 season in just nine days in one of the more challenging environments in all of college football – Kyle Field, home of…
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Is Texas A&M Game a Must-Win for Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman?
The new 12-team College Football Playoff field allows for more forgiveness of regular season losses for everyone around the country, but especially Notre Dame, which could only guarantee…
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It Looks Like It’s Time for Plan B at QB Recruiting for Notre Dame
The writing has been on the wall for a couple of months now, but it looks like an eventual decommit from long-time Notre Dame “commit” Deuce Knight might…
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Two Notre Dame Freshman Land on True Freshman All-American Team
On3 released their pre-season True Freshman All-American team, and Notre Dame was well represented. Two members of the recruiting class of 2024 were listed: offensive tackle Anthonie Knapp…
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Defense Dominates 2024 Notre Dame Football Captains
Notre Dame ended its fall camp portion of the summer this weekend with its latest jersey scrimmage. As the Irish “break camp,” they also named their captains for…
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Is Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts Getting Overlooked this Summer?
Notre Dame’s secondary features reigning Bronko Nagurski award winner Xavier Watts, but you might not know it based on some pre-season All-American lists. Watts has been getting overlooked…
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Benjamin Morrison Predicting Big Things for Freshman Notre Dame CB
Two years ago, Benjamin Morrison enrolled at Notre Dame in the summer and ended up having a monster freshman season with six interceptions. Morrison is an All-American and…
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Notre Dame Football Set to Wear Green Jerseys Again in 2024
Marcus Freeman is not afraid to pull out the green jerseys as the head coach of the Fighting Irish. For the third year in a row, Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Transfer Pegged as Potential Breakout Player in 2024
On Thursday, ESPN published a list of 32 players around the country who are potential breakout players ($) in 2024, and Notre Dame’s projected starting nickel, Jordan Clark, made…
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Could Notre Dame Start a Freshman at Left Tackle in 2024?
When Charles Jagusah went down for the season early in training camp, the conventional wisdom was that fifth-year senior Tosh Baker would be moved back to left tackle…
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Former Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu Koramoah Gets PAID
Former Butkus Award-winning star linebacker for Notre Dame Jeremiah Owusu Koramoah got PAID by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. The Browns inked JOK to a 3-year extension worth…
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Notre Dame, NBC Pick Ambitious Dates For New Here Come the Irish Docuseries
On Wednesday, Notre Dame and NBC announced a new streaming docuseries following the 2024 Fighting Irish football team. The dates they selected suggest the duo is expecting big…
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Notre Dame WR Kris Mitchell’s Stock is On the Rise
Almost midway through fall camp for Notre Dame football in 2024, one player whose stock is on the rise already is FIU transfer Kris Mitchell. After lacking a…
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Notre Dame WR Jordan Faison Working on Outside to Start Camp
When Notre Dame opened camp on Wednesday, one subtle but significant roster move was sophomore receiver Jordan Faison working outside at the field receiver position after spending his…
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8 Notre Dame Position Battles to Watch in Fall Camp 2024
We’re less than four weeks out from the kickoff of the 2024 Notre Dame football season, and the Irish report to camp this week to build on last…
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Notre Dame’s 2024 Shamrock Series Jerseys Are Hit and Miss
On Wednesday, Notre Dame released their alternate jerseys for the 2024 Shamrock Series game against Army in Yankee Stadium, and they were close to knocking it out of…
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USC’s Lincoln Riley Suggests He Would Drop Notre Dame if Schedule Got Too Hard
USC head coach Lincoln Riley was asked about the historic Notre Dame – USC rivalry at his first Big Ten media day following Southern Cal’s move to a…
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Notre Dame Can Fix Wide Receiver Recruiting On the Field
Notre Dame’s wide receiver recruiting fell off the rails in July. A disastrous month for new wide receivers coach Mike Brown, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, and head coach…
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Notre Dame Unveils New Football Jerseys on ESPN First Take
Notre Dame’s New York media blitz continued on Friday with the unveiling of new football jerseys during an appearance on ESPN First Take. The changes aren’t a major…
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Notre Dame Needs Much More from Wide Receiver Room in ’24
Notre Dame needs more out of its wide receiver than it’s gotten over the last few years in 2024, not only if it wants to reach the College…
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3 Notre Dame Commits on On3’s “Future Freaks” List
ON3 released a list of 10 “Future Freaks” earlier this week, and Notre Dame was more than well represented. Irish commits accounted for 30% of the list, with…
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Notre Dame’s Rylie Mills Labeled a ‘Sleeper’ By ESPN
ESPN recently picked a “sleeper” player from every team in their pre-season top-25. When it came to Notre Dame, their #5 team in their post-spring rankings, they tabbed…
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Notre Dame vs. USC 1988: Cementing Their Position
Keeping national championship hopes and an undefeated season going has always been a challenge for college football teams. Having to capture the final regular season game against another…
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1971 Cotton Bowl: Notre Dame Foils Texas’ Championship Dreams
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish didn’t manage to capture the 1970 national championship. However, they did have a major role in making sure that the Texas Longhorns didn’t…
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Marcus Freeman Has Elevated Notre Dame’s Quarterback Recruiting
The primary factor that prevented Brian Kelly from securing a national championship at Notre Dame was not a lack of resources or inherent competitive disadvantages. Instead, it was…
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Tyler Buchner’s Triumphant Return to Notre Dame Football
In a heartfelt and poignant letter, Tyler Buchner, fresh off winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Lacrosse team, announced his return to the Notre Dame football…
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Notre Dame Football 2024 Coaching Staff
Change has been a constant for Marcus Freeman on the Notre Dame football coaching staff since being promoted to head coach in 2022. Just four assistant coaches –…
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How Notre Dame Accidentally Recruited Justin Tuck
Bob Davie didn’t do many good things as the head coach of the Fighting Irish from 1997-2001, but one of the things he does get credit for is…
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Notre Dame Could Have Historic 2025 NFL Draft
Notre Dame has a rich history of producing NFL Draft picks. The most draft picks Notre Dame has produced in a single year since the NFL Draft moved…
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Recapping Notre Dame Football’s 2024 NFL Draft Picks
Notre Dame had seven players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft over the last three days, adding to its storied history of producing NFL Draft picks. It added…
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Breaking Down All of Notre Dame’s 2024 NFL Draft Prospects
Notre Dame will add to its illustrious history of producing NFL Draft picks on Thursday when the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off from Detroit. The Irish are expected…
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An Abundance of Talent: Notre Dame Football’s Quarterback Renaissance
For the first time in a long time, Notre Dame has a deep and talented quarterback room. All three Irish signal callers who attempted a pass on Saturday…
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11 Players to Watch in the 2024 Notre Dame Blue – Gold Game
Notre Dame hits the field for the final spring practice for 2024 in the annual Blue and Gold game. While the Irish will be missing some headliners like…
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2024 Notre Dame Football Blue Gold Game Hype Video
We get our first glimpse of the Fighting Irish since the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State and last look at them before the season opener at Kyle…
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Consistency Matching Athleticism for Notre Dame’s Jaylen Sneed
Notre Dame junior linebacker Jaylen Sneed has always been one of the most athletically gifted players on the Notre Dame football roster since the day he arrived on…
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Notre Dame Cross Training Jeremiyah Love at Receiver
Cross-training a versatile playmaker on offense, at both running back and receiver, has become an almost annual rite of passage for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. This…
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Notre Dame Freshman WR Micah Gilbert Standing Out in Spring
No one would have been surprised if you told them that an early enrollee freshman receiver would be turning heads early in spring practice a month ago. Some…
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Notre Dame Star CB Benjamin Morrison Out for Spring
Notre Dame All-American hopeful Benjamin Morrison will miss the remainder of spring practice for Notre Dame after undergoing shoulder surgery the University announced on Tuesday. The star corner…
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Better Days Ahead for Notre Dame Football After Off-Season Roster Reconstruction
Monday night wasn’t a whole lot of fun for Notre Dame football fans as we watched Michigan, the Irish’s arch-nemesis, convincingly win their program’s first outright championship in…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Dominate Oregon State 40-8 in Sun Bowl
Notre Dame has finally beaten an OSU team in a bowl game. After years of torment against Ohio State, Oklahoma State, and Friday’s foe, Oregon State, the Irish…
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Sun Bowl a Glimpse Into the Future for Notre Dame Football
As Notre Dame makes final preparations for its Sun Bowl matchup with Oregon State on Friday, Notre Dame fans are about to get a heavy dose of some…
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart for Sun Bowl
Opt-outs and transfers have turned the Notre Dame football depth chart upside down for the Sun Bowl matchup with Oregon State on Friday. The Irish will be featuring…
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Key Matchups: Drastic Changes for Notre Dame, Oregon State in Sun Bowl Matchup
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish complete their 2023 season with a Friday matchup against the Oregon State Beavers. The atmosphere for this game is anything but sunny, considering…
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Notre Dame Showing it’s Serious About Contending with Mike Denbrock Hire
Notre Dame has talked about being serious about contending for a national championship for years, but its actions did not always back up their statements. Whether it was…
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Thoughts on Notre Dame Football’s Addition of Riley Leonard
Notre Dame’s long addition of Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard finally became official on Tuesday. From the onset of the portal opening, Notre Dame zeroed in on Leonard…