Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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And Another One: Safety DJ Coming Back to Notre Dame for 5th Year
Friday morning Notre Dame learned that defensive tackle Jayson Ademilola was returning for a 5th year. Friday night, the Irish learned that another key defender from the 2021…
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Another Home Run: Notre Dame Reportedly Set to Bring Back Harry Hiestand as OL Coach
According to numerous reports, Notre Dame is set to bring back Harry Hiestand as offensive line coach to replace Jeff Quinn, who was one of two coaches not…
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Notre Dame Twinning Its Re-Recruitments: Jayson Ademilola Returning Too
Jayson Ademilola will join his twin brother Justin for one more season together at Notre Dame after announcing his decision to return for one will season with the…
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Hit & Hustle | Notre Dame-Oklahoma State Fiesta Bowl Film Breakdown
Jamie Uyeyama and Greg Flammang breakdown down the Fiesta Bowl – where things went wrong, a missed call that went against Notre Dame that helped swing momentum, what…
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Notre Dame Zeroing In On All-American Safety Transfer Brandon Joseph
Notre Dame’s secondary is getting an infusion of talent with the class of 2022 and the commits in the class of 2023 but needs some more immediate help…
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Justin Ademilola’s Return Bolsters Notre Dame Pass Rush for 2022
Notre Dame got the first of hopefully three defensive linemen to announce their intentions to return to Notre Dame rather than pursuing the NFL this off-season on Wednesday…
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2022 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
While news continues to break on who will and won’t be returning in 2022, the 85 scholarship limit comes into play again for Notre Dame – and everyone…
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Notre Dame Reportedly Makes Home Run Hire with Brian Mason as STC
Notre Dame has ripped another coach off the Cincinnati Bearcat coaching tree, and it’s another outstanding hire. According to Pete Thamel, Notre Dame and Brian Mason have agreed…
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2022 Notre Dame Off-Season Roster Movement Tracker
After putting the finishing touches on that post last night about all of the roster movement and subsequently realizing I had forgotten about a few mid-season transfers, I…
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Recapping Day 2 of Notre Dame’s 2022 Off-Season Roster Rollercoaster
On Sunday, we learned that wide receiver Braden Lenzy and tight end George Takacs planned on returning to Notre Dame in 2022 while wide receiver Kevin Austin was…
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NFL Analyst Calls Notre Dame’s Tommy Rees a Top-5 NFL QB Developer
On Monday night, NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky, who just did the color commentary for Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma State, had some high praise for Notre…
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5 Things Liked: Notre Dame’s Youth on Offense Shines in Fiesta Bowl
For 29 minutes on Saturday, it looked like there would be a storybook start to the beginning of the Marcus Freeman Era. Instead, the following 31 minutes turned…
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Podcast: Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl Collapse And Looking Ahead to 2022
The Fiesta Bowl was a whole lot of fun for about 29 minutes and then turned into a disaster for Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman. The Irish were…
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Austin Out, Lenzy Returning: Notre Dame WR Room for 2022 Taking Shape
On Sunday, Notre Dame got some good news and some not-so-good news on the recruitment front from a pair of wide receivers. First, the Irish learned that speedster…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl Collapse Will Linger
The stupid major bowl losing streak looked like it was finally going to end. Notre Dame played a near-perfect 29 minutes to start the Fiesta Bowl only to…
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Hit & Hustle: Notre Dame Commit Peyton Bowen Commit Film Breakdown
Despite a rough loss on the field on Saturday, the Irish did win a huge recruiting battle off the field when top-50 caliber safety Peyton Bowen committed to…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Finally Snap its Major Bowl Losing Streak Today?
Notre Dame returns to action for what feels like the first time in about five years, even though it’s only been five weeks. Under the guidance of Marcus…
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Notre Dame CB Cam Hart Will be Ready for Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman announced today that cornerback Cam Hart suffered a thigh bruise in practice earlier this week, but the rising star will be ready…
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It’s Time Notre Dame Ends This Stupid Major Bowl Losing Streak
Every Notre Dame fan knows about the streak. Every Notre Dame fan is tired of hearing about the streak. Notre Dame players and coaches are probably tired of…
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Notre Dame Releases Awesome Video Game Themed Hype Video for Fiesta Bowl
The Fighting Irish Media team released a ton of amazing behind-the-scenes footage of the start of the Marcus Freeman earlier this month. They ended the month with a…
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Podcast: E43: Burning Questions as Notre Dame Prepares for the Fiesta Bowl Answered
Greg and I got together to podcast and a Q&A session broke out thanks to our wonderful listeners. We dove into a number of questions regarding the Fiesta…
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Notre Dame’s Midseason OL Reconfiguration Led to Second Half Surge, NY6 Bowl Appearance
There are a few truths in football that are universally accepted. One of those is that the team that wins in the trenches will likely win on the…
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Notre Dame CB Cam Hart Reportedly Limited in Practice
Notre Dame is already down three starts for Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl – Josh Lugg (RT), Kyren Williams (RB), Kyle Hamilton (S). It sounds as though there’s a chance…
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Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl Depth Chart
There weren’t a whole lot of changes to the Notre Dame football depth chart throughout the 2021 season. Heading into the Fiesta Bowl though injuries and some movement…
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(Late) Christmas Wish List for Notre Dame Football
Christmas came and went last week, and I’ve had this column in my drafts for a little, so I figured I’d post it anyway. The time for giving…
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Lugg Out, Blake Fisher Starting for Notre Dame in Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame is down another starter for the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State on Saturday, but they’ll also be getting a surprise starter back in his place. New…
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Podcast: Notre Dame is Set at Quarterback in 2022, Assistant Coach Talk, Christmas Movies, and More
I recorded solo this week since my and Greg’s schedules didn’t work out, but there was still plenty to talk about in the world of Notre Dame football.…
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Hit & Hustle | Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl Prep: Oklahoma State Defense
Jamie Uyeyama and Greg Flammang dive into Oklahoma State’s defense on the latest episode of Hit & Hustle.
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Inside Look at Marcus Freeman’s Practices at Notre Dame
There have already been a few changes to practice schedules at Notre Dame under Marcus Freeman. Each practice starts off with some sort of offense vs. defense competition…
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Notre Dame Football Doesn’t Need a Transfer Portal QB Again This Year
Notre Dame had some success dipping into the transfer portal at quarterback last year by adding Jack Coan – although that take will certainly touch off a Twitter…
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Hit & Hustle | Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl Prep: Oklahoma State Offense
Jamie Uyeyama and Greg Flammang take a look at the Oklahoma State offense as Notre Dame prepares for the Fiesta Bowl. IrishSportsDaily.comTwitter: @ISDUpdateInstagram: @IrishSportsDaily Presented by ESQhttps://www.esqclothing.com/
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10 Players for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame to Re-Recruit for Returns in 2022
Notre Dame is already losing two players with eligibility to the NFL in Kyle Hamilton and Kyren Williams. Now that Marcus Freeman wrapped up what is officially his…
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Notre Dame’s Top Recruit: “Coach Kelly leaving wasn’t really a big deal for me because he didn’t recruit me that much”
The stories of Brian Kelly’s lack of involvement in recruiting at times have been coming out of the woodwork now that Bayou Brian is the head man at…
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Podcast: Breaking Down Notre Dame Football’s Best Class in Years Despite the Wide Receiver Debacle
Notre Dame signed a bonafide top-10 class with more “dudes” than the Irish usually sign for the best class in years despite a major debacle at the wide…
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Get a Behind the Scenes Look at Marcus Freeman’s Whirlwind Notre Dame Recruiting Tour
As soon as he was introduced as the head coach of Notre Dame last week, Marcus Freeman took off on a whirlwind recruiting tour aimed at shoring up…
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6 Notre Dame Signees I’m Excited to Watch Develop
On Wednesday, Notre Dame signed a top-10 class, though most of the luster from an otherwise strong class was lost on three late defections and one big swing…
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Announcement Times for Notre Dame Football’s 3 Remaining Signing Day Decisions
Tomorrow is National Signing Day, and it wouldn’t be a Signing Day without a bit of drama, right? Notre Dame is waiting on final decisions from a former…
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Hit & Hustle: Notre Dame Football Signing Day Preview – Offense
Jamie Uyeyama and Greg Flammang preview Notre Dame’s potential offensive class as the Early Signing Period begins on Wednesday. *Note: The show was recorded prior to CJ Williams…
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Podcast: Notre Dame Says Good-Bye To Kyren Williams And Kyle Hamilton
Greg is joined by his friend and USC fan Michael Muto to discuss the latest news regarding Notre Dame and USC, a little recruiting, and players opting out.…
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CJ Williams Decommit Yet Another Hit to Notre Dame Wide Receiver Room
Notre Dame’s wide receiver room underwent a war of attrition this season. Transfers, position changes, injuries. You name it; it happened to the wide receiver room at Notre…
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Marcus Freeman Puts His Miles Where His Mouth Is On First Week On Job as Notre Dame HC
When Marcus Freeman was introduced as the head football coach at Notre Dame a week ago, he emphatically said he better be the number one recruiter for every…
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Justyn Rhett Commitment Gives Notre Dame Another Elite Defender in ’23 Class
Notre Dame is set to sign its best defensive recruiting class in years next week. At the rate Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish are going, it won’t…
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Billy Schrauth Commits Completes Massive O-Line Haul for Notre Dame
Notre Dame won one of the most protracted back and forth recruiting battles I can ever remember since joining up with Kyle to run UHND 22 years ago…
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Notre Dame Releases Great Behind the Scenes Video of the Hiring of Marcus Freeman
The Notre Dame media team has been on fire lately and they did it again on Friday with this eight-minute video detailing the process of hiring Marcus Freeman…
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Notre Dame Well Positioned to Handle Kyren Willians, Kyle Hamilton Fiesta Bowl Opt-Outs
On Friday, Notre Dame football fans got some expected news and some unexpected news when Kyle Hamilton and Kyren Williams declared for the NFL Draft and subsequently opted…
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With Polian Gone, Notre Dame’s Hawaiian Pipeline Needs Attention
LSU officially announced hiring now-former Notre Dame special teams Brian Polian to the same position on Brian Kelly’s first staff with the Tigers. Most Notre Dame fans weren’t…
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Notre Dame Head Coaching Search Reportedly Included 3 External Candidates
According to SI’s Pat Forde, Jack Swarbrick’s swift but thorough coaching search last week that no one ever imagined he would have to conduct reportedly included at least…
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Notre Dame Releases Full 2022 Football Schedule
Notre Dame officially released the 2022 football schedule on Tuesday. The games had been set for a while, but we now have all of the dates officially set…
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Marcus Freeman Makes Clear Statement: New Attitude to Recruiting Coming to Notre Dame
Marcus Freeman didn’t take too much about X’s and O’s on Monday at his introductory press conference, but he did make it clear that he has a vision…
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Marcus Freeman: New Notre Dame HC Nailed Opening Presser by Being Himself
Notre Dame officially introduced Marcus Freeman as its new head football coach on Monday afternoon, and just as he’s won over the Notre Dame players over the last…