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: USC Game Hype Video
Get ready for tonight’s showdown with USC with another great hype video from the folks at WatchND. The rivalry renews tonight after a year off forced by the…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: For Notre Dame, It Doesn’t Have to Be Close with USC
After a bye week, Notre Dame returns to action tonight to rest and recharge following a draining first half of the season. The Irish host archrival USC who…
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Podcast: Frank Returns with Special Guest Ryan Ritter for More Notre Dame – USC Talk
We have a two for one for y’all this week. On Thursday AM, we dropped a podcast with Greg and USC fan Michael Muto previewing this weekend’s showdown…
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USC Game a Huge Recruiting Weekend for Notre Dame Football’s Class of 2022
It’s been relatively quiet on the recruiting front for a little while now for Notre Dame football, but things could heat up in a hurry following a massive…
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Bye Week Came at Perfect Time for Notre Dame Football… And Me
Last week’s bye week came at perhaps a perfect time for Notre Dame for various reasons – quarterback uncertainty, mounting injuries, a run of opponents with top 40…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Familiar Concerns on Defense Rear Heads for Notre Dame
While there was a lot of good to come out of Notre Dame’s 32-29 victory over Virginia Tech over the weekend, there was also a lot left for…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Won Another Game it Used to Lose
Notre Dame escaped Blacksburg this weekend with an improbable win over the Hokies. At one point in the 4th quarter, Virginia Tech’s win probability reached 96.1%, but the…
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Podcast: Late Rally Provides Clarity and Direction for Notre Dame Football Heading Into the Bye
Notre Dame left Lane Stadium on Saturday with a 5-1 record thanks for another win over an ACC opponent (the Irish are 25-1 in the regular season against…
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Notre Dame Football Appears to Find Some Answers at QB, OL in Blacksburg
Notre Dame was on the verge of losing back-to-back regular-season games for the first time since 2016 Saturday night in Blacksburg. However, Jack Coan ended up rallying the…
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Immediate Overreactions: Jack Coan Saves Day for Notre Dame After Getting Benched
There have been many weird and wild Notre Dame games over the year, but last night’s victory in Blacksburg ranks right up there with the strangest of the…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Wins Drama-Filled, QB Rollercoaster in Blacksburg
This one had a little bit of it all folks. Quarterback drama, late-game heroics, terrible ACC officiating (again). In the end though, Jack Coan led Notre Dame to…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Bounce Back in Hostile Environment with Questions at QB?
Coming off their first loss of the season, Notre Dame enters their last game before their bye with serious questions at quarterback. The Irish have to sort those…
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E21: Is the QB position keeping Notre Dame from being elite and a whole lot more on the OL, WR, freshmen, and more
We open this week’s pre-game pod talking about how the QB position has been holding Notre Dame back at times during the Brian Kelly era then dive into…
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Ref Allegedly Refused to Call Holding Because Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton is an All-American
Missed calls happen in college football – and professional, for that matter – all of the time. The calls do tend to even out eventually in most games.…
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Brian Kelly Not Ready to Publicy Name Starting QB for Notre Dame Yet But…
At Brian Kelly’s weekly Monday press conference, the Irish head coach was unsurprisingly asked a barrage of questions of who his starting quarterback will this weekend. Equally unsurprisingly,…
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Change at Quarterback an All Too Familiar Scenario for Notre Dame Football
Over the last three years, Notre Dame fans got spoiled having a constant at quarterback with Ian Book – the all-time winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history. Before…
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5 Things I Liked: Finding Positives from Notre Dame’s Humbling Loss to Cincinnati
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time until one of these columns became tough to write. Notre Dame was living on the edge this year,…
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Podcast: In the Aftermath of Cincy Loss, Is it Time for a Change at QB for Notre Dame?
For the first time this season, we pod after a loss and it’s definitely not as fun as podcasting after a win. Notre Dame’s offense struggled again today…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame, Brian Kelly Get Mocked By Cincinnati
Notre Dame’s program record 26 game home winning streak came to a screeching halt on Saturday afternoon when the Irish left Cincinnati walk into Notre Dame Stadium and…
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Notre Dame – Cincinnati Hype Video
The time for talking is just about over. We’re five hours our from kickoff between another matchup of top 10 teams inside Notre Dame Stadium with #7 Cincinnati…
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Frankie V Prediction: Notre Dame Looking to Quiet Chirping Cincinnati
Another week, another big-time match for Notre Dame football. This weekend the Irish host #7 Cincinnati; after spending a week hearing about their 28 point victory over Wisconsin,…
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Podcast: Cincinnati is doing the talking. Will Notre Dame do the walking, and who will lead the way?
Another week, another big-time matchup for Notre Dame. This week it’s #7 Cincinnati for the 9th ranked Irish with Notre Dame back on their home turf, but with…
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Notre Dame NT Kurt Hinish Out, LT Michael Carmody Possibly Back for Cincinnati Game
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly met with the media one final time on Thursday before Saturday’s Cincinnati contest at Notre Dame Stadium. During his media session, Kelly…
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Time for Notre Dame to Go All In on the “Green Out”
For the second time this season, Notre Dame is calling for a “Green Out” of Notre Dame Stadium this weekend when #7 Cincinnati comes to town. Two weeks…
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Cincy QB Desmond Ridder Talking a Big Game Ahead of Trip to Notre Dame
Desmond Ridder and #7 Cincinnati are making their first trip to Notre Dame Stadium (Cincinnati made one trip to Notre Dame in 1900 before Notre Dame Stadium existed).…
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Viva Las Vegas: Notre Dame & BYU Announce ’22 Shamrock Series Game in Sin City
For months, there have been rumors that Notre Dame and BYU talked about a neutral site game in 2022 in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the two religiously affiliated…
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Notre Dame Football’s Winning Culture on Full Display in Latest ICON
If you want to know why Notre Dame wins games now that they used to lose, look no further than the latest ICON If you want to know…
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Podcast: Notre Dame Just Keeps Winning Much to the Dismay of Many Who Predicted a Wisconsin Win
Notre Dame took care of business again this weekend with a 41-13 beatdown of Wisconsin that wasn’t always pretty but got the job done on the road against…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame Offense Outscored by Defense, Special Teams
Amid the madness that was the fourth quarter of Notre Dame’s blowout win over Wisconsin, the Irish played three relatively frustrating quarters of football in large part to…
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Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 Following Dismantling of Wisconsin
After three underwhelming performances to start the season and then three relatively underwhelming quarters of football on Saturday, Notre Dame’s fourth-quarter explosion against Wisconsin not only vaulted them…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Changes Course of the Season in the Blink of an Eye
After entering the fourth quarter trailing, Notre Dame improved to 4-0 on the season yesterday with a resounding win over Wisconsin. One of the more remarkable 15 minutes…
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Immediate Overreactions: The Beat Goes on for Undefeated Notre Dame
Notre Dame entered the fourth quarter of today’s contest with Wisconsin trailing. However, they ended the game on the right side of a 41-13 blowout. One of the…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Jumps Around, All Over ‘Favored’ Wisconsin in 41-13 Blowout
Notre Dame was a 6.5 underdog to Wisconsin on Saturday. The Irish used a 31 point fourth-quarter explosion to blowout the overmatched Badgers whose quarterback Graham Mertz threw…
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Notre Dame Gameday: How and What to Watch for vs. Wisconsin
We are now mere hours from the kickoff of Notre Dame’s biggest game of the season thus far. The Irish are set to square off with the Badgers…
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Notre Dame Football: Wisconsin Game Hype Video
Notre Dame and Wisconsin are set to kickoff in just a few hours, but if you need something to hold you over and get you a little more…
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Report: Notre Dame NT Kurt Hinish Unlikely for Wisconsin Game
All week, there were rumors that starting NT and captain Kurt Hinish might not be available for Notre Dame on Saturday. This morning, Tim Prister of Irish Illustrated…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame Faces Measuring Stick Game in Showdown with Wisconsin
On Saturday afternoon in Chicago, Notre Dame faces its first pivotal contest of the young season against the #18 ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Despite entering the contest ranked ahead…
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Podcast: Let’s Stop Crowning Wisconsin & Realize Notre Dame Should Win This Game
We preview the Notre Dame – Wisconsin game by talking about how too many in the media and even within the Notre Dame fan base have crowned Wisconsin…
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Notre Dame LB JD Bertrand Emerging As Tackling Machine
Heading into this season, there was a lot of optimism around WILL Marist Liufau becoming a big-time playmaker for the Notre Dame defense. Reports were Liufau was a…
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Notre Dame Lands 4-star, Michigan State Legacy RB Sedrick Irvin Jr
Notre Dame picked up a big-time commitment on Wednesday for the class of 2023 with top-200 overall, 4-star running back Sedrick Irvin Jr selecting the Irish over Stanford,…
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Podcast: Notre Dame Shows Signs of Life, Cause for Concern and We’re Still Trying to Figure out This Team
Well, we hoped that we’d have a clearer picture of what this team is and maybe isn’t after week three, but we’re still left wondering what is this…
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart: Week 4 vs. Wisconsin
Notre Dame released their depth chart for this weekend’s showdown with Wisconsin at Soldier Field in Chicago. No significant changes for the Irish depth chart this week, but…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: All or Nothing Offense vs. Purdue
Notre Dame did some good things in their win over Purdue over the weekend, but the Irish still didn’t quite look like a top-10 against a middling Big…
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5 Things I Liked: Signs of Improvement from Notre Dame
Notre Dame took down Purdue on Saturday and showed some signs of improvement while raising some concerns elsewhere along the way. The Irish weren’t perfect, but they did…
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ICON: In The Locker Room & On the Sidelines of Notre Dame’s Win Over Purdue
Notre Dame improved to 3-0 on the season and won their 26th game in a row inside Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday with a 27-13 victory over Purdue.…
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Notre Dame HC Brian Kelly: “I just like the fact that we’re growing, getting better”
Before taking questions on Saturday following his team’s 27-13 win over Purdue, Brian Kelly opened up his press conference by talking about the improvement he saw from his…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Better But Misses Opportunity for Blowout of Boilermakers
Notre Dame improved to 3-0 on the season on Saturday with a 27-13 win over long-time rival Purdue. The Irish looked better than they did a week ago…
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ESPN College GameDay Going to Chicago For Notre Dame – Wisconsin
Notre Dame did its part to make next weekend’s showdown with Wisconsin as big as it could be by staying undefeated Saturday afternoon with a 27-13 victory over…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Picks Up Win After Early Struggles
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stayed undefeated on Saturday with a 27-13 win over their in-state foes, the Purdue Boilermakers. Some definite bumps in the road were still…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Holds on For 27-13 Win Over Purdue
Another game, another bevy of missed opportunities for Notre Dame football, another win for the Irish. Notre Dame had an opportunity to blow out Purdue on Saturday, but…