Frank Vitovitch
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Notre Dame’s Newest Commit Drawing Some Interesting Comparisons
Notre Dame added it’s 12th commitment for the class of 2021 on Monday in the form of 3-star prospect Joe Alt. The commitment itself didn’t raise much fanfare…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame Football’s Crowded, Unproven Backfield
Notre Dame enters the 2020 season with uncertainty at the running back position. There might not be another single position on the roster that is a bigger question…
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Notre Dame Football Setting Example For Other Programs Around the Country
On Juneteenth, the University of Notre Dame, particularly its football program, set a shining example for other Universities around the country. In particular, Notre Dame’s student-athletes displayed the…
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Brian Kelly Confirms Many Details of Notre Dame’s 2020 Schedule Still in Flux
Notre Dame fans have to already be tired of the flip-flopping news regarding Notre Dame and Wisconsin’s October showdown scheduled to take place in Lambeau Field. On Tuesday,…
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Notre Dame Football’s Top 10 Jump Ball Catches of All-Time
After a little hiatus, we have some fresh new NDTop10 videos from the folks at WatchND. This time it’s the top 10 jump ball catches in program history.…
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Packers CEO Confirms Notre Dame – Wisconsin at Lambeau Field Still On For Now
There has been a lot of conflicting reports over the Notre Dame – Wisconsin game scheduled to take place at Lambeau Field in October. On Saturday though, we…
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Notre Dame Adds Commitment from Another Top CB Target
Notre Dame added another commitment for the class of 2021 on Saturday with another top cornerback target. This time it’s Ryan Barnes, a 3-star cornerback with the offer…
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ESPN Misses Mark with Notre Dame Football’s “4 Key Ifs” For a Championship Run
ESPN’s Bill Connelly produced an article earlier this week on the most significant “ifs” for each of the top team’s chances of a championship run. Connelly listed 4…
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Notre Dame’s Plan to Bring Football Players Back Involves Utilizing Morris Inn
Notre Dame officially has a plan to bring its football players back on campus and back into the weight room and training facilities. Its a thorough, lengthy plan…
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Notre Dame – Navy Game Moving to Annapolis Was Right Move
What we’ve all assumed for months regarding the Notre Dame – Navy game became official on Tuesday morning. The two schools will not be starting the season in…
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UW Rebukes Report of Notre Dame – Wisconsin Game Moving from Lambeau Field
Over the weekend, there was a report that the Notre Dame – Wisconsin game, scheduled for October 3, would likely be moved to another location amid the fallout…
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Looks Like Jaylon Smith is Doing His Part to Prevent a Notre Dame Decommit
It’s been over a week since news started to circulate that Notre Dame DE commit David Abiara was considering flipping his commitment to Oklahoma. As of Sunday night,…
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Lambeau Field Location in Doubt for Notre Dame – Wisconsin Matchup
We’ve known for months now that Notre Dame and Navy probably aren’t going to play in Dublin even though it sounded like Navy officials were holding out hope…
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Notre Dame Virtually Hosts Newly Offered Defensive End Target
Not long after news started to break that current Notre Dame commitment David Abiara was contemplating opening up his recruitment and flipping to Oklahoma, the Irish staff offered…
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Trevor Speights Joins Far from Settled Notre Dame Running Back Room
Notre Dame has been working the graduate transfer game hard this off-season. The Irish added their fourth such transfer on Thursday night when former Stanford running back Trevor…
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Notre Dame & Kentucky Renew Rivalry With Three Game Agreement
Notre Dame’s men’s basketball schedule added a marquee opponent for the next three years with the announcement of a three-game agreement between Notre Dame and Kentucky. The two…
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Notre Dame’s JOK Getting 1st Round Draft Hype for 2021 Already
Senior linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah capped off his breakout junior season with his signature game in the Camping World Bowl against Iowa State. The performance landed him on ESPN’s…
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Notre Dame Makes Top 6 for Elite WR Dont’e Thornton
Notre Dame got some much needed positive news on the recruiting front on Friday when top-50 OL Rocco Spindler put Notre Dame in his top 5. They got…
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Elite OL Rocco Spindler Includes Notre Dame in Top 5
Notre Dame needed some good news on the recruiting front on Friday following news that SDE David Abiara is considering flipping his commitment to Oklahoma. That news came…
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Is Notre Dame Football About to Lose a Commitment to Oklahoma?
Notre Dame’s recruiting efforts have rebounded nicely over the last few weeks after a rough start to the new world of recruiting in the age of the coronavirus,…
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Notre Dame Football OL Target Tristan Bounds Finds Way to Visit Campus
The NCAA enacted a special dead period back in March amid the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move made any on or official campus official visits off-limits. …
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Notre Dame Football’s Top 10 Long Touchdown Runs of All-Time
WatchND came out with another Notre Dame football NDTop10 video this week. This time, it’s the top 10 long touchdown runs in Notre Dame football history. Along with…
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Fr. Jenkins Hopeful We’ll Have Notre Dame Football This Fall
Yesterday the University announced its plan to reopen campus to all students in August. This morning, Notre Dame president, Father John Jenkins, appeared on the Today Show on…
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Notre Dame Announcing Return of Students in August Is Good Sign for Football
On Monday night, the University of Notre Dame announced its plan for the return of students to campus, and it’s a positive indicator for the potential return of…
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Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Ranked One of Best CFB Hires in Last 25 Years
Brian Kelly is a polarizing figure among the Notre Dame fan base. Some love him for taking Notre Dame out of the doldrums of twenty years of mediocrity. …
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Top 10 Notre Dame Basketball Buzzer Beaters of All-Time
We’ve been posting all of the football NDTop10 videos that the folks at Watch ND have been producing over the last two months, but today they’ve released a…
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Notre Dame’s Running Back Recruiting Strategy Could End Up Haunting Them
Notre Dame went all-in on their recruitment of Will Shipley, unlike any recruitment we have ever seen from the Brian Kelly coaching regime. Part of their approach was…
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Notre Dame Football’s June Official Visits Off As NCAA Extends Dead Period
Everyone knew that when Notre Dame started lining up official visits for June, it was pretty optimistic to think that travel would be open enough and social distancing…
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Top 10 Blocked Kicks in Notre Dame Football History
After a little bit of time off, the Watch ND team brought us another awesome top 10 video of Notre Dame football plays. This time, it’s the top…
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Notre Dame Working Grad-Transfer Game Well, Not Done for 2020
With Monday’s addition of CB Nick McCloud from NC State, Notre Dame now has three graduate transfers on its roster for the 2020 season, and the Irish could…
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Notre Dame Lands Grad Transfer CB, Immediately Improves Secondary for 2020
Notre Dame improved their secondary for the future last week with the commitment of Philip Riley, a 4-star prospect. The Irish improved their secondary for the immediate future…
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Notre Dame In Top 10 for Michigan’s Top WR Andrel Anthony
Notre Dame made the first cut for the state of Michigan’s top wide receiver earlier this weekend when Andrel Anthony cut his list of schools down to ten. …
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting Class of 2021 Commitments
Notre Dame’s class of 2021 recruiting efforts started off on a torrid pace, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a huge wrench into their plans by forcing the cancelation…
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Notre Dame Football Bolsters Defensive Line With Jason Onye
Notre Dame’s recruiting momentum continued to pick up steam on Thursday when the Irish added their 10th commitment for the class of 2021 – defensive end Jason Onye…
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Mike Mickens Passes First Notre Dame Football Recruiting Test
Notre Dame’s offensive recruiting took a massive hit on Tuesday when Will Shipley committed to Clemson, leaving Notre Dame with a bare recruiting board in the offensive backfield. …
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Notre Dame Football Offers Top 50 Texas RB LJ Johnson
We knew Notre Dame had some moves to make regarding running back recruiting, and moves have been made indeed. Lance Taylor reached out to top 50 running back…
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Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick On The Challenges Facing Fall Sports
On a conference call today, Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick spoke about a number of the challenges facing schools and athletics come this fall under the…
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Notre Dame Bolsters One Backfield Today with Philip Riley Commitment
Notre Dame’s offensive backfield recruiting took a major hit on Tuesday afternoon when Will Shipley committed to Clemson over Notre Dame despite Notre Dame pouring more effort into…
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Will Shipley Announcing Tomorrow, But It Doesn’t Sound Good for Notre Dame
Running back Will Shipley, the nation’s #1 ranked all-purpose running back, has been the most sought after recruit at any position for Notre Dame for the class of…
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6 Notre Dame Football Commits in ESPN’s Class of ’21 Top 300
DavidESPN released its first top 300 rankings for the class of 2021 over the weekend, and Notre Dame’s current commitments are well represented. Six of Notre Dame’s eight…
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Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton Pegged One of College Football’s Best
Most Notre Dame fans should know this already by now, but Kyle Hamilton is a really, really good football player. Those outside of the Notre Dame fanbase are…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s 1989 Fiesta Bowl Win Over West Virginia
Last night NBC Sports Network aired the 1989 Fiesta Bowl as part of their “From the Vault” specials they have been running with the sports world shut down…
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Notre Dame Football What Ifs: Malik Zaire Doesn’t Get Hurt
After a season-opening beat down of Texas to kick start the 2015 season, Notre Dame looked like it had its quarterback for the next few years. Malik Zaire,…
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Top 10 Toughest TD Runs in Notre Dame Football History
Notre Dame released another tremendous top 10 video list this week – this time, it was the top 10 toughest touchdown runs in program history. The list features…
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Notre Dame S Alohi Gilman Selected #186 by LA Chargers in NFL Draft
Notre Dame safety Alohi Gilman became the third Notre Dame football player drafted on the third day of the 2020 NFL Draft on Saturday and sixth overall. The…
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Notre Dame DE Khalid Kareem Selected #147 in NFL Draft by Cincinnati Bengals
Khalid Kareem was the second Notre Dame player to hear his name called on the final day of the 2020 NFL Draft when the Cincinnati Bengals selected the…
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Looking Back at Cole Kmet’s Notre Dame Football Career Highlights
Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet was selected 43rd overall in the 2020 NFL Draft last night by the Chicago Bears. He was the first tight end taken…
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Notre Dame Football CB Troy Pride Selected 113th by Carolina Panthers in NFL Draft
It did not take long for a Notre Dame player to hear their name called on Saturday’s day three of the NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers selected Notre…
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Watch: Moment Julian Okwara Found Out He Was Starting NFL Career With His Brother
One of the more special moments of the second round of the NFL Draft last night was when Notre Dame’s Julian Okwara learned he was drafted by the…
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Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara Selected 67th by Detroit Lions in NFL Draft
Notre Dame’s Julian Okwara will begin his NFL career on the same team as his older brother Romeo Okwara after being selected 67th overall in the 2020 NFL…