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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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa on Track to Play for Notre Dame Football Against Rice
Marcus Freeman said the star linebacker is trending toward playing against Rice, but Notre Dame has the schedule and the depth to ease him back into a bigger…
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Notre Dame Football vs. Wisconsin Among NBC’s Most-Watched Irish Games in Years
The Irish's Sunday night rout still posted one of NBC's biggest Notre Dame audiences, with Peacock adding a record simulstream number and Miami looming as the next ratings…
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Notre Dame Football Alum Jadarian Price and Eli Raridon Deliver in NFL Debuts
Jadarian Price and Eli Raridon lined up on opposite sidelines for the NFL’s season opener Wednesday night, and both former Notre Dame teammates came away with good debuts.…
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Nolan James Jr. Earning Bigger Role in Notre Dame Football’s Offense
Gino Guidugli says the sophomore's receiving role is here to stay, while James points to patience and protection as the next steps in his development.
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Bryce Young’s Pressure Mattered More Than His Stats for Notre Dame Football
Bryce Young did not fill up the box score against Wisconsin, but Marcus Freeman said the tape showed a disruptive night and a bigger role ahead against Rice.
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Notre Dame Football Injury Update: Irish Down Two Starters For Home Opener
Marcus Freeman says both starters are expected back this season, while Talich, the young safeties, and Notre Dame's interior rotation take on bigger roles against Rice.
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart: Week 2 Rice
Notre Dame released its week 2 depth chart Tuesday, ahead of Saturday’s 3:30 home opener against Rice. Injuries suffered during the Wisconsin game to a pair of defensive…
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Rally Report: Biggest Plays from Notre Dame Football’s Uneven Opener
Notre Dame opened the 2026 season 1-0 with a 41-13 win over Wisconsin at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. It was the first college football game played there…
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Adon Shuler Played With a Heavy Heart and Delivered for Notre Dame Football
Six days after his father's death, Shuler played through a heavy week, then helped set the tone for Notre Dame's second-half turnaround against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field.
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Freeman: Data Told Him Notre Dame Was Elevated Football Team Before Kickoff
Freeman said Notre Dame's offseason prep metrics convinced him before kickoff, then a 41-13 win over Wisconsin reinforced it despite first-half issues and injuries.
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By the Numbers: Notre Dame Football Outscores Wisconsin 28-3 After Halftime
Notre Dame opened the season with a 41-13 win over Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in a game that looked a lot closer than the final score suggested for…
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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Ruled Out for Notre Dame’s Opener Against Wisconsin
Notre Dame will open the season without Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. The junior linebacker was ruled out roughly an hour before kickoff against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, closing the book…
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How to Watch Notre Dame Football vs. Wisconsin: Time, TV, Stream, and Odds
Two hundred and seventy-three days after the committee ranked Notre Dame 11th and made the Irish the first team out, they finally get to play somebody. Sunday night,…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Football Make a Statement in the Opener?
A look at the few opener concerns, the matchups that still favor the Irish, and why a comfortable Notre Dame win feels likely at Lambeau.
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Freeman on Notre Dame Football’s Lou Holtz Helmet Sticker: ‘He Gave His All to This Place’
Freeman said honoring Holtz was bigger than their personal relationship and pointed instead to the standards, trust, and coaching lineage tied to Notre Dame's former national title coach.
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Notre Dame Football’s Defensive Plan vs. Wisconsin: Contain Colton Joseph
Chris Ash and Drayk Bowen both point to the same opener problem: keep Wisconsin quarterback Colton Joseph from turning broken plays into explosive runs.
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Denbrock: Notre Dame Football’s Offense Still Starts With the Run
Denbrock says the Irish still want to build from the ground up, with Sunday night's opener offering the first real look at the backfield rotation and offensive line.
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Inside Notre Dame’s Offense: CJ Carr and Mike Denbrock See the Same Picture
Carr says he and Mike Denbrock can communicate with a look now, a useful edge as Notre Dame opens against a Wisconsin defense with familiar structure and unfamiliar…
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Adon Shuler on His Father’s Lessons and Leading Notre Dame in Year Two as Captain
The senior safety opened up about his father's impact, the legacy he carries into the season, and leading Notre Dame again as a captain.
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Notre Dame Is Finally Ready to Make a National Championship Run
Marcus Freeman's fifth Notre Dame team has the depth, quarterback play, defensive firepower, and edge to make a real title push.
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Freeman’s Offensive Checklist for Wisconsin: Ball Security, Discipline, and Clean Operation
Freeman says Notre Dame's opener at Lambeau will be judged less by fireworks than by discipline, communication, and an offense that stays out of its own way.
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart 2026: Week 1 vs. Wisconsin
Notre Dame released its Game 1 depth chart Monday, ahead of Sunday night’s Shamrock Series opener against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. The offensive line is where most of…
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Chris Ash on Notre Dame’s Defense in Year Two: “A Completely Different Deal”
A year into the job, Ash says Notre Dame's defense has more buy-in, more answers, and a better feel for what it can handle heading into Wisconsin.
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Notre Dame Names 2026 Captains: Drayk Bowen, Adon Shuler, CJ Carr and Jordan Faison
Bowen and Shuler return as captains while Carr and Faison join a four-man group that lines up cleanly with Notre Dame's on-field leadership.
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James Flanigan Brings Three Generations of Family History to Lambeau With Notre Dame
The sophomore tight end heads home to Green Bay with a crowded Notre Dame rotation to crack and decades of family ties waiting at Lambeau Field.
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Three Years In, Notre Dame’s Armel Mukam Is Ready to Break Through
The senior defensive lineman explains why he came back, how long the move from edge to tackle really took, and what he sees in Notre Dame's defensive front…
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Mike Denbrock Says Notre Dame Offense Still Evolving Ahead of Wisconsin
Denbrock says Notre Dame has a better feel for its offensive strengths than last August, but the Irish are still sorting out targets and backfield roles before Wisconsin.
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Five Backs, One Football: Notre Dame’s Backfield Exits Camp Unsettled
Aneyas Williams, Nolan James Jr., and Kedren Young lead the room, but Javian Osborne and Jonaz Walton made enough of a push in camp to complicate the rotation.
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Marcus Freeman Says Notre Dame Is Almost Three Deep at Defensive Tackle
What looked like a potential weak spot in January now has Marcus Freeman talking about one of Notre Dame's deepest position groups a week before game week.
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Marcus Freeman Pushes Notre Dame to Tune Out Title Hype and Trust Its Coaches
With Notre Dame opening at No. 4, Freeman's camp-closing message was simple: let the coaches' voice drown out the praise and keep the focus on the next rep.
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Jaden Greathouse Is Healthy Again, and Notre Dame’s Receiver Room Changes With Him
With Greathouse back for a full camp, Notre Dame gets a proven veteran, added leadership, and a different outlook in the receiver room.
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Notre Dame’s CJ Carr, Leonard Moore Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
Notre Dame put a quarterback and a corner on the Walter Camp preseason list, with CJ Carr and Leonard Moore each entering 2026 on major award radars.
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What Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa’s Return Means for Notre Dame’s Defense
Brian Jean-Mary sees more than a linebacker returning to the field as Notre Dame gets one of its most versatile defenders back in camp.
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How Boubacar Traore Is Refining His Game With NFL Feedback and Charlie Partridge’s Help
Traore says draft feedback and Partridge's teaching have sharpened his run defense and pass-rush plan as Notre Dame's front looks to play fast and violent.
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Jaylen Sneed Has His Eyes on Takeaways in Year Five
The fifth-year Notre Dame linebacker says the next step is turning athleticism and pressure into fumbles, pass breakups, and picks.
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Notre Dame’s Interior Line Options After Matty Augustine Went Down
Joe Rudolph says Joe Otting, Sullivan Absher, Cam Herron, and Styles Prescod have stepped up inside, while Ashton Craig works back into the mix.
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How Charlie Partridge Has Notre Dame’s Defensive Line Playing Faster in Fall Camp
With most of the playbook already in, Notre Dame's defensive line is spending camp on technique, rotation depth, and the violent tempo Charlie Partridge wants up front.
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Bryce Young Eyes Bigger Role on Notre Dame’s Defensive Line After Strong Offseason
The Notre Dame junior says mental growth, scheme work, and a strong offseason in the weight room have him ready to push for more snaps up front.
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Matty Augustine Injury Creates Another Right Guard Decision for Notre Dame
Matty Augustine's foot fracture trims an already unsettled competition as Notre Dame weighs its next move up front before Wisconsin.
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Why Aneyas Williams Is Ready to Lead Notre Dame’s Backfield
Ja'Juan Seider says Williams claimed the room on his own, and now Notre Dame's next lead back is stepping into the spotlight.
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Jaiden Ausberry Sees a Closer Notre Dame Linebacker Room Entering Fall Camp
Ausberry pointed to offseason time together, better command of Chris Ash's scheme, and daily work against CJ Carr as reasons the group feels further ahead entering camp.
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Aaron Henry and DJ McKinney Found the Same Thing at Notre Dame
Henry and McKinney came at it from different angles in camp, but both landed on the same point about the culture Marcus Freeman has built in the secondary.
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Jordan Faison Embraces Bigger Leadership Role in Notre Dame Receiver Room
The veteran wideout says his biggest offseason growth has come as a leader, with his voice carrying more weight in a deep Notre Dame receiver room.
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Notre Dame RB Coach: Freshman Jonaz Walton Will Play This Season
Seider says the true freshman has earned a role in camp, but holding onto snaps in Notre Dame's backfield will come down to protection, retention, and three-down trust.
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Mike Denbrock Says Notre Dame Right Guard Battle May Last Deep Into Camp
Mike Denbrock said the battle between Sullivan Absner and Marty Augustine may take time as Notre Dame works through a complicated offensive line evaluation.
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Marcus Freeman Has No Concerns About Notre Dame’s Defensive Tackles
Freeman has five interior linemen he already expects to play, leaving camp to sort out the depth behind them and whether the Irish can stretch the rotation to…
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Notre Dame Names Mike Golic Sr. Radio Color Analyst for 2026
The former Irish captain and longtime national radio host will join Tony Simeone and Johnny Soper on Notre Dame broadcasts this fall.
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Freeman Singles Out Micah Gilbert in Notre Dame’s Crowded Receiver Room
Freeman praised Gilbert's offseason work, said Quincy Porter will open camp limited, and made clear Notre Dame still has boundary reps to sort out before Wisconsin.
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Notre Dame Still Searching For Defensive Ends While Marcus Freeman Says Tackle Is Set
Freeman has confidence in the interior rotation entering camp, but Notre Dame still needs answers on the edge before Wisconsin arrives.
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Notre Dame Opens 2026 Season No. 5 in Preseason Coaches Poll
The Irish opened fifth in the coaches' preseason rankings with five first-place votes and a roster built to carry real playoff expectations into fall camp.