Frank Vitovitch
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5 Things I Liked: Marcus Freeman, Captains, Youngsters All Shine In Rout of Navy
Notre Dame improved to 8-1 on the season Saturday with a very stereotypical Navy game. There were moments of pure frustration, the game stayed close for a while,…
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Avery Davis Injury Adds to Notre Dame’s Shrinking Wide Receiver Room
When the whistle blew to end the 2021 Notre Dame Blue & Gold game, the Fighting Irish wide receiver room featured 11 scholarship players. However, after what appears…
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Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Suffocates Navy’s Option in 34-6 Victory
It was a typical Navy game for the Irish. Navy’s offense had a few moments that caused some frustration but otherwise were shut down by the Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Football: Navy Hype Video
Sometimes everyone needs a little more to get excited for the Navy game. It’s a game that has a lot of tradition, but in a lot of ways,…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Fun or Frustrating Saturday for Notre Dame vs. Navy?
Notre Dame looks to improve to 8-1 on the season on Saturday against long-time rival Navy. The Irish and Midshipmen’s yearly contest took a one year hiatus in…
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Notre Dame Football is Headed Back to Ireland in 2023
Notre Dame announced that the 2023 Navy game has been moved to Ireland – replacing the 2020 contest that was supposed to kickoff off the season but was…
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Balancing Linebacker Reps Critical for Notre Dame Over Final Month
At the onset of fall camp, Brian Kelly joked that they didn’t know what to do with all the talented linebackers they had. At the time, I joked…
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Notre Dame HC Brian Kelly Breaks Down Avery Davis TD
Brian Kelly has been breaking down a key play each week as part of Inside Notre Dame Football. The breakdowns give Irish fans a glimpse into the Xs…
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Notre Dame Football’s Class of 2023 Off to Ridiculous Start
Notre Dame is still trying to wrap up its class of 2022, but while it might be limping to the finish line for 2022, they are off to…
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5 Things I Liked: Dual Threat Jack, Notre Dame Dancing On Tar Heels
Welcome to a very late edition of “5 things I liked” for the North Carolina game. As expected, fatherhood has really thrown off my writing schedule, but these…
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Kyren Williams’s Epic Touchdown With an Epic Spanish Soccer Announcer Call
Kyren Williams’s epic 91-yard touchdown against North Carolina is a play that will be talked about for years to come by Notre Dame fans. It’s a play that…
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Podcast: Notre Dame’s Offense Shines, Defense Struggles (Somewhat Expectantly) Without Hamilton
Greg and Frank were able to pod together for the first time in a few weeks to recap Notre Dame’s win over North Carolina. The Irish defense let…
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Notre Dame TE Coach Trolls North Carolina About Kyren Williams Long TD
Notre Dame TE coach John McNulty doesn’t get to talk to the media often, but maybe he should because it might be pretty entertaining. McNulty took to Twitter…
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Immediate Overreactions: Kyren Williams is a Cheat Code, Notre Dame Missed Its Eraser
Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on the season last night behind its best offensive performance of the season. The Irish racked up over 500 yards but also surrendered…
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Highlights: Notre Dame’s Offense Carries it Past North Carolina 44-34
Notre Dame’s offense rose to the occasion on Saturday night with a season-high 523 yards of offense and 44 points. They were all needed as well as the…
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Kyren Williams Rips Off One of Best Runs in Notre Dame Football History
In Notre Dame’s 44-34 victory over North Carolina Saturday night, Kyren Williams ripped off one of the best runs in Notre Dame football history. Williams looked dead tor…
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Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton Showing Leadership Through Injury
Everyone knows that when Notre Dame plays North Carolina tonight, they will do so without all-world safety Kyle Hamilton. Just because Hamilton won’t be on the field for…
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Notre Dame Football Hype Video: North Carolina Gam
Notre Dame is back in action tonight with another night game under the lights of Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish host one of the most underachieving teams in…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Win Without Kyle Hamilton?
Notre Dame looks to improve to 7-1 on the season on Saturday night under the lights of Notre Dame Stadium against North Carolina while playing without their best…
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2021 Notre Dame Season Further Dispelling Brian Kelly Won’t Play Freshman Narrative
Anytime a top-rated recruit comes to Notre Dame and doesn’t see the field immediately, there’s a small but vocal section of the fanbase who trots out an old…
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Podcast: 10 Years of Gameday Improvements and Why UNC’s Bad OL and Defense Are Good for Notre Dame
Frank recorded a solo podcast given the time-zone and schedule challenges he and Greg have at the moment. Throughout the episode, Frank started off a little worried about…
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ICON: On the Sideline & Behind the Scenes of Yet Another Notre Dame Win Over USC
Notre Dame beat USC for the 4th straight time over the weekend and the atmosphere at Notre Dame Stadium was electric. Like all wins, the folks at WatchND…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Redzone Woes and Offensive Limitations Apparent vs. USC
Notre Dame took what Jack Coan was doing well and revamped their offense around those strengths over the bye week. The Irish ditched the deep shots from earlier…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Offense Morphs, Responds to Late Trojan Rally
Notre Dame beat arch-rival USC for the fourth straight time over the weekend. Coming out of the bye week, Notre Dame’s changed their offense to be a quick-strike…
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Notre Dame Star S Kyle Hamilton OUT for North Carolina Game
At Brian Kelly’s Monday press conference kicking off North Carolina week, the Irish head coach delivered news that Notre Dame fans were hoping not to hear today. All-American…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Continues Recent Dominance Over Rival USC
Notre Dame improved to 6-1 on the season Saturday night with a 31-16 victory that simultaneously felt like it could have been a lot closer and a lot…
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Notre Dame Unveils Awesome New “Lights” Show After 3rd Quarter
Notre Dame has been making an effort to improve the gameday atmosphere lately – the Cincy mini takeover notwithstanding – and last night was a shining example of…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Wins 4th Straight Over Undisciplined USC
Notre Dame didn’t play their best game of the year last night, but they played a good, clean game. The same couldn’t be said for a USC squad…
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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,…