Frank Vitovitch
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Former Notre Dame Star Louis Nix Reported Missing
Former Notre Dame star defensive lineman Louis Nix is reported missing in Florida according to Jacksonville Action News’s Ben Becker who has been in contact with Nix’s mother.…
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Michigan LB Fulfills Dream of Playing for Notre Dame with Transfer
Notre Dame’s linebacking corps for 2021 picked up some more depth on Thursday night when former Michigan linebacker Adam Shibley announced he was using a graduate -transfer to…
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Notre Dame RB Commit Jadarian Price Junior Year Highlights
Notre Dame picked up a commitment from 4-star running back Jadarian Price on Sunday, their first running back commitment for the class of 2022. Price ran for 1,145…
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Jadarian Price Commit Adds to Growingly Stacked Notre Dame RB Room
Notre Dame’s class of 2022 picked up a big-time addition on Sunday, and, in the process, added more talent to a running back room that is getting more…
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Notre Dame Makes Top 5 for Another 4-star Class of ’22 Linebacker
New Notre Damen defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has made it known that he is going to be very aggressive on the recruiting trail. Freeman has hit the ground…
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Notre Dame Football Reportedly Pausing Off-Season Workouts Amid COVID Spikes
According to Irish Illustrated, Notre Dame is reportedly pausing off-season workouts amid a spike in COVID-19 cases among the Notre Dame student body and within the football program.…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Looks to Reload, Find Depth at Defensive End
Notre Dame is about to send a pair of defensive ends to the NFL Draft for the second year in a row – something that seemed almost unthinkable…
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Notre Dame Star Kyle Hamilton Will Reportedly Be Limited in Spring
According to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson, Notre Dame star safety and surefire All-American Kyle Hamilton will be limited this spring football season after a minor procedure on his…
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Notre Dame One of 3 Blue Blood Finalists for 4-Star OT Jake Taylor
Notre Dame already has two 4-star offensive linemen committed for the class of 2022, but the Irish are looking for more. One of their top targets, Jake Taylor,…
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Notre Dame Makes Top 3 For 4-Star Linebacker
Notre Dame’s defensive recruiting has seen a positive uptick since the arrival of new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman last month. Freeman, who also serves as Notre Dame’s linebackers…
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Notre Dame – Florida Series Further Proof Irish Don’t Need to Join A Conference
Earlier today, Notre Dame and Florida officially announced an agreement for a two-game home and home series between the two programs in 2031 and 2032. While the games…
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Notre Dame Upgrades Pass Rush with Aiden Gobaira Commit
Mike Elston has been a busy man the last month. A few weeks back, he helped secure Tyson Ford’s commitment with a big-time assist from new defensive coordinator…
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Notre Dame Football’s Jeff Quinn Named One of Nation’s Top Recruiters
With the class of 2021 officially in the books for every program in the nation, Rivals released their yearly list of the top recruiters in the country. One…
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Development More Likely Than Instant Impact for Notre Dame Defensive Enrollees
Notre Dame has a few early enrollees on the offensive side of the ball who could force their way onto the field this fall. On the defensive side…
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Jack Nolan, THE Voice of Notre Dame Athletics, Announces Retirement
Jack Nolan, the voice of Notre Dame Athletics, announced on Thursday that he will be calling it a career at the end of the 2020-21 Notre Dame basketball…
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Logan Diggs is Notre Dame Football’s Final Piece to 2021 Class
There wasn’t a whole of drama for Notre Dame heading into National Signing Day today. Just one recruit, Louisiana running back Logan Diggs, remained on the board for…
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First Look at Notre Dame Football’s 2021 Early Enrollees on Campus
Notre Dame welcomed 14 early enrollee freshmen and one graduate transfer today for the first time. I previewed the offensive recruits earlier today and have a post on…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Offensive Early Enrollees Path to Playing Time
We usually do a preview of Notre Dame’s early enrollees in a single post as they report to campus. This year, Notre Dame is welcoming a program-record 14…
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Notre Dame RB Signee Audric Estime Keeps Racking Up Awards
Audric Estime, one of Notre Dame’s latest offers and a last-minute signee in December, added another award to his trophy case last week. Max Preps named the big-time,…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Should Continue being Tight End U
Notre Dame football has rightfully earned the moniker of Tight End U over the last 20 years for continually producing NFL-ready tight ends. That will continue in April…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Wide Receiving Room Full Of Potential, Short on Experience
Perhaps the biggest difference between Notre Dame and Alabama in their 2020 College Football Playoff matchup in the Rose Bowl was the talent difference at wide receiver. The…
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Can Houston Griffith be Notre Dame Football’s Next Senior Breakthrough?
Like all programs across the country, Notre Dame has had its fair share of senior breakthroughs over the years. Players who came in with high hopes but couldn’t…
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’21 Outlook: Changing of the Guard at QB for Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame enters a pivotal off-season on the heels of their second, albeit brief, appearance in the College Football Playoffs. The Fighting Irish have a new defensive coordinator,…
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MTA’s Return Gives Notre Dame More Flexibility on DL in 2021
Notre Dame hasn’t had the best of luck with NFL decisions this off-season, but they got some good, albeit expected, news over the weekend when Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa announced…
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Recapping All of Notre Dame Football’s Roster Movement Since Rose Bowl
Since the last seconds ticked off the clock of the Rose Bowl, Notre Dame’s roster has seen a lot of movement between NFL decisions and transfers in and…
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Notre Dame Makes Statement Hiring Marcus Freeman Under LSU’s Nose
For Notre Dame to take the next step in becoming an elite program, we know that the Irish have to start winning more recruiting battles with elite programs.…
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Tommy Tremble’s NFL Departure Could Impact Notre Dame’s 2021 Offensive Identity
Notre Dame had an unmistakable offensive identity in 2020 – they were a run-first, ground and pound offense that employed two and three tight end sets more than…
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Notre Dame CB Nick McCloud Headed to NFL
Notre Dame’s crazy off-season of roster movement continued on Tuesday with more transfers and another announcement of a player who could have used the NCAA’s free year of…
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Kurt Hinish Posts Hilarious Video Announcing His Official Return for Notre Dame
News broke over the weekend that Kurt Hinish planned to utilize the free year of eligibility the NCAA granted all athletes this fall for a 5th year. On…
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Notre Dame Lands Graduate Transfer QB from Wisconsin
The Notre Dame roster movement continued on Monday with some significant news impacting the 2021 Fighting Irish. Notre Dame landed a huge graduate transfer quarterback – Jack Coan…
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More Roster Movement: Two Notre Dame DBs Enter Transfer Portal
On Saturday, Notre Dame saw three offensive players enter the transfer portal. In the last 24 hours, the Irish have seen a pair of former 4-star defensive backs…
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Aaron Banks Headed to NFL, Notre Dame Looking at OL Rebuild
Notre Dame was holding out some hope that Aaron Banks might return for a 5th year in 2021. Those hopes were dashed on Sunday when the two-year starter…
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Delayed Overreactions: Notre Dame Tried to Be Who They Are; It Wasn’t Enough
I usually post this column either right after the game or the morning after. In the immediate aftermath of Notre Dame’s 31-14 loss to Alabama, though, watching the…
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Roster Shuffling Begins: Trio of Notre Dame Players Enter Transfer Portal
With Notre Dame’s season officially over, the off-season roster churn has begun at Notre Dame. Saturday, we learned that at least three 2020 scholarship players for the Irish…
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Report: Key Defensive Starter to Return for Notre Dame in 2021
Not much went right for Notre Dame yesterday in their Rose Bowl loss to top-ranked Alabama, but the Irish did get a bit of good news on Saturday.…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Unable to Contain Alabama’s Explosive Offense
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered Friday’s Rose Bowl as heavy underdogs to the Alabama Crimson Tide and unfortunately lived down to oddsmakers expectations in a loss that…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Slay Goliath in the Rose Bowl?
Notre Dame squares off with the heavily favored Crimson Tide of Alabama today in the Rose Bowl with a berth in the National Championship on the line. The…
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Official Notre Dame – Alabama Hype Video: Irish Acknowledges Underdog Status
The official WatchND hype video for today’s heavyweight bout with Alabama is out. The Irish acknowledged their big underdog status in the beginning before unleashing a montage of…
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Notre Dame Needs Ian Book to Take Chances Against Alabama
Conventional wisdom might suggest that for Notre Dame to upset Alabama today, the Irish need to play a spotless game, void of any turnovers and big mistakes. To…
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Whatever it Takes: A Little NYE Notre Dame – Alabama Hype Video
Before everyone gets their New Year’s Eve festivities, I saw this Notre Dame – Alabama fan-made hype video that I thought was worth passing along as we all…
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Can Notre Dame Avoid Another 2nd Quarter Disaster in Rose Bowl?
The last time Notre Dame made it to the College Football Playoffs two years ago, the Irish kept Clemson relatively at bay in the first quarter but had…
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Alabama QB Compares Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton to NFL Hall of Famer
Alabama starting quarterback Mac Jones made an interesting comparison for Notre Dame star safety Kyle Hamilton yesterday as part of the media days for the Rose Bowl. He…
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Notre Dame RB Kyren Williams: “We Don’t Want Anybody to Believe in Us Besides Us”
A number of Notre Dame players spoke to the media on Monday as part of media day at the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams made…
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Notre Dame Rose Bowl Injury Update: Lenzy Finally Healthy?
Brian Kelly updated the injury status of a few players on Monday, and the most significant nugget from Kelly’s comments was that he expects speedster Braden Lenzy to…
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Freshmen Helped Fuel Notre Dame’s Drive to Playoffs
A lot has been said about the use of freshmen by Brian Kelly and Notre Dame – or the lack thereof. Freshmen have played a vital role in…
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Watch JOK, Notre Dame React to Irish LB Winning Butkus Award
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah became the third Notre Dame football player to win the Butkus Award in nine years on Monday, following in the footsteps of Manti Te’o (2012) and…
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah & Prince Kollie Give Notre Dame Butkus Sweep – Again
Current Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and future Notre Dame linebacker Prince Kollie gave Notre Dame a sweet of the Butkus Award on Monday. Koramoah taking home the…
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5 Things I Liked: Salvaging Positives in the Aftermath of Notre Dame’s Loss to Clemson
Notre Dame’s dream season came crashing back down to reality on Saturday. The previously undefeated Fighting Irish took one on the chin at the hands of Clemson in…
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Former Notre Dame Defender Trolls Ex-DC Mike Elko Over Playoff Tweet
Former Notre Dame and current Texas A&M defensive coordinator was understandably a little frustrated when the Aggies were left out of the playoffs while a team that played…
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Notre Dame is IN! Irish Make 2020 CFP as 4th Seed
Despite yesterday’s blowout loss at the hands of Clemson, Notre Dame is in the College Football Playoffs for the second time in three years. The Irish feel from…