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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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.
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Marcus Freeman Details Notre Dame Offseason Changes Aimed at Fixing September Woes
Freeman says Notre Dame reworked practice structure, meetings, spring ball, and OTAs in an effort to stop early-season stumbles from defining the year.
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Indiana Reportedly Asked Out of Future Home-and-Home Series With Notre Dame
Multiple reports say Indiana moved to cancel the future two-game series, leaving Notre Dame looking for a 2031 Power Four replacement while USC fills the 2030 date.
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Notre Dame and USC Agree to Renew Rivalry Starting With 2030 Season Opener
After an eight-month scheduling standoff, Notre Dame and Southern California are back on for four games beginning in 2030, though the rivalry's traditional late-season spot is gone for…
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Notre Dame’s New Green Jerseys Are Here: Shop the 2026 Irish Wear Green Gear
Notre Dame rolled out its new green jerseys today, and the full Irish Wear Green line is already live at Fanatics. The change everyone is going to talk…
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Kyle Hamilton Turned Every Doubt into NFL’s Top Safety status
Two different NFL voting groups arrived at the same conclusion this month, confirming what Notre Dame fans saw years ago in South Bend.
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Notre Dame Media Week: Freeman, Carr Leave No Doubt About Expectations
Notre Dame spent the week in Manhattan and made full use of the big city stage. Marcus Freeman and the Irish rang the closing bell at the New…
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Brian Kelly Wants to Rewrite His Notre Dame Exit
Kelly says Notre Dame fans misunderstood why he left in 2021, but the timing, the fallout, and everything that followed are why the wound never really closed.
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The Details Behind Notre Dame’s 2026 Shamrock Series Uniform
Notre Dame doesn’t do Shamrock Series uniforms halfway, and the 2026 set built for Lambeau Field is one of the most historically-influenced the program has ever put out.…
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Notre Dame Finally Adds a Linebacker: Roman Igwebuike Commits
Brian Jean-Mary gets his first linebacker pledge as the Irish pull a national four-star out of Mount Carmel and strengthen their early 2027 class.
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Notre Dame 2026 Shamrock Series Gear: Shop the New Lambeau Field Collection
Notre Dame unveiled its 2026 Shamrock Series uniforms this week, and the full line of gear is now live at Fanatics ahead of the Irish’s season opener against…
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Watch 5-Star Albert Simien Commit to Notre Dame Over Texas A&M, LSU
The five-star Louisiana standout gives Marcus Freeman and the Irish a major early win up front in the 2027 class.
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Albert Simien Commitment boosts Notre Dame’s 2027 OL Haul
Notre Dame landed one of the biggest commitments of its 2027 class on Friday when Albert Simien, a five-star interior offensive lineman from Sam Houston in Lake Charles,…
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Notre Dame Spring Injuries Tested Depth, Chris Ash Wants More
A battered spring gave Notre Dame’s defense valuable reps, but Ash kept pointing back to training camp for the real sorting-out.
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Christopher Burgess Emerges in Notre Dame’s Defensive Tackle Battle
Chris Ash's spring comments made clear Burgess is no longer just a future project as Notre Dame sorts through its interior defensive line depth.
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Notre Dame Sends 11 Players to the NFL: 2026 Draft & UDFA Recap
Six Irish heard their names called, five more signed on, and Notre Dame’s NFL pipeline added another historic weekend under Marcus Freeman.
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Recapping What We Saw in the 2026 Notre Dame Blue and Gold Game
The Blue and Gold didn't settle every spring question, but it did sharpen the picture at quarterback, running back, receiver, and across a disruptive defense.
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Notre Dame Wideouts Showed Flashes, but Mike Denbrock Says The Real Test is Next
The Blue and Gold Game offered a glimpse of Notre Dame’s young receivers, but Denbrock made clear that summer repetition and precision will decide who can be trusted…
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Aneyas Williams Making His Case as Notre Dame’s Lead Running Back
Williams is not talking like a stopgap in Notre Dame’s backfield. He sounds like a player ready to take control of the job.
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Jadarian Price Lands in Seattle With a Real Path to Immediate Impact
The Seahawks selected Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price with the final pick of the first round, giving Notre Dame two first-round running backs and giving Seattle a…
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Arizona Bets Big on Jeremiyah Love, and Notre Dame’s Star Earned Every Bit of It
Arizona selected Jermeiyah Love with the No. 3 overall pick Thursday night, making the Notre Dame star one of the highest-drafted Irish skill players in modern NFL history…
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CJ Carr’s Growth Signals New Era for Notre Dame Offense
Exploring how C.J. Carr's growth signals a transformative shift in Notre Dame's offensive strategy.
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Jeremiyah Love: A Model of Notre Dame’s Standards for Success
Jeremiah Love exemplifies the discipline and ambition that Notre Dame seeks in its players.
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Notre Dame’s ‘Revenge Tour’ Starts With a Secondary That Hasn’t Moved On
Notre Dame's secondary embraces a 'revenge tour' mentality as they prepare for the upcoming season.
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Marcus Freeman Offers High Praise for New Notre Dame DL Coach Charlie Partridge
Notre Dame’s defensive line was always going to be one of the more important position groups to watch this spring, but the early conversation around that unit is…
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Notre Dame Injury Watch: What Freeman Said About Onye, Reddish, and Greathouse
Marcus Freeman’s latest injury update did not signal panic for Notre Dame, but it did offer an early reminder that how the Irish manage a few key recoveries…
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Notre Dame Needs Jaden Greathouse to Turn Flashes Into Full-Season Production
For a brief stretch at the end of Notre Dame’s 2024 season, Jaden Greathouse looked like the next breakout star in Notre Dame’s offense. He was not just…
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Why Notre Dame’s Culture Is Winning in the Transfer Portal Era
In today’s college football landscape, roster stability is rare. The transfer portal has turned player movement into a year-round reality, with programs constantly reloading and reshuffling. But at…
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Mike Brown Says Notre Dame’s WR Battle ‘Could Go Any Direction’ This Spring
If Notre Dame was hoping for clarity at wide receiver early this spring, it hasn’t come yet. Instead, what has emerged is one of the most competitive and…
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Even Without Full Reps, Drayk Bowen Is Setting the Tone for Notre Dame’s Defense
Drayk Bowen isn’t taking full reps this spring as he recovers from off-season shoulder surgery, but that hasn’t changed his role within Notre Dame’s defense. If anything, it…