Frank Vitovitch
4747 articles
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Notre Dame’s RB Battle Is Heating Up, And Nolan James Is Surging
For most of the offseason, the assumption around Notre Dame’s running back room appeared straightforward. Aneyas Williams, the veteran presence and emotional leader of the group, would step…
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Jaylen Sneed Came Back for One More Run — Now He’s Leading Notre Dame’s Defense
There were easier paths available to Jaylen Sneed this offseason. He could have entered the NFL Draft. He could have explored the transfer portal. Instead, he chose to…
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Notre Dame’s Linebackers Have the Talent to Be a Defensive Strength in 2026
For all the attention on Notre Dame’s defensive line additions and the stability of year two for coordinator Chris Ash, one position group quietly has the potential to…
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Brian Jean-Mary Bringing Back the Basics for Notre Dame’s Linebackers
If there’s one consistent theme emerging from Notre Dame’s spring practices, it’s this: fundamentals matter. For new linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary, that emphasis isn’t just a coaching cliche…
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Blake Hebert Embracing the Process as Notre Dame’s Backup QB Battle Takes Shape
While CJ Carr is firmly entrenched as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback, the competition behind him is just getting started, and sophomore Blake Hebert is approaching it with the…
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CJ Carr Is No Longer Competing – He’s Leading Notre Dame’s Offense
For once, there isn’t any mystery surrounding Notre Dame’s quarterback situation entering spring practice. CJ Carr is the guy. After starting every game in 2025 and delivering a…
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Mylan Graham Making Early Impression at Notre Dame This Spring
There’s always a lot of curiosity around transfer wide receivers, especially when they come from a program like Ohio State. For Notre Dame, that curiosity currently centers on…
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Mike Denbrock Sees Opportunity for Aneyas Williams This Spring
Spring practice is often about opportunity, and for Aneyas Williams, that opportunity feels different this year. With Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price getting ready for the NFL Draft…
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Notre Dame Rebuilt Its Defensive Line – And It Shows This Spring
If there was clear weakness in Notre Dame’s defense early in the 2025 season, it was along the interior of the defensive line. The Irish simply didn’t have…
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Chris Ash Enters Year 2 at Notre Dame With Momentum — and New Challenges
At this time a year ago, Chris Ash was still figuring everything out. He was learning the roster, building relationships with players and staff, and installing a defensive…
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Notre Dame Has a September Problem – Marcus Freeman Is Trying to Fix It
For all of the progress Notre Dame has made under Marcus Freeman, one issue has lingered: slow starts. Whether it’s early in games or early in seasons, the…
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2026 Notre Dame Spring Football Roster
After a 2025 season that saw the Fighting Irish narrowly miss the College Football Playoff, Marcus Freeman’s squad is back on the practice field this spring with one…
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Coordinator Continuity Giving Notre Dame an Early Edge in 2026
For the first time in Marcus Freeman’s tenure, Notre Dame enters a season with real continuity at the coordinator level. Both sides of the ball return intact, giving…
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Marcus Freeman Wants Notre Dame’s Next QB to Come From Within — But the Portal Isn’t Closed
If there was one clear philosophical takeaway from Marcus Freeman’s opening spring press conference, it wasn’t just about who will back up CJ Carr this season. It was…
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Behind CJ Carr, Notre Dame’s QB Competition Is Just Getting Started
There’s no mystery at the top of Notre Dame’s quarterback depth chart heading into spring. CJ Carr is firmly entrenched as QB1 and a potential Heisman front-runner. Behind…
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Remembering Lou Holtz: The Coach Who Brought Notre Dame Back to the Top
The Notre Dame football community lost one of its most iconic figures in school history today as legendary head coach Lou Holtz passed away. Few individuals in the…
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Replacing the Irreplaceable: How Notre Dame Nailed the Mike Mickens Replacement
When Mike Mickens, one of the most respected defensive backs coaches in college football, departed Notre Dame’s staff to take a role with the Baltimore Ravens, many Irish…
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Jason Onye’s Return Adds Needed Stability to Notre Dame’s Interior Defensive Line
Notre Dame got more good news on Tuesday when the NCAA approved a sixth year of eligibility for Jason Onye, further solidifying an interior defensive line that looked…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Improved Post-Portal Wide Receiver Room
Notre Dame enters the 2026 season with one of its deepest and most intriguing wide receiver rooms of the Marcus Freeman era. After leaning heavily on transfers and…
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Grand Finale: One Last Impact Transfer Completes Notre Dame’s Haul
Notre Dame’s work in the transfer portal was already productive. With the addition of Tionne Gray from Oregon on Thursday, it became definitive. The Irish entered this portal…
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Marcus Freeman on Notre Dame’s Portal Class: Why These Additions Fit
Marcus Freeman did not spend his press conference trying to sell a splashy transfer portal haul. Instead, he framed Notre Dame’s portal work as targeted, intentional, and built…
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More Portal Fireworks as Notre Dame Fills Major Roster Gaps
Notre Dame did not overwhelm the transfer portal on Tuesday with volume, but the Irish made their moves count. The additions of defensive tackle Francis Brewu, wide receiver…
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Notre Dame Lands Former 5-Star WR Mylan Graham from Ohio State
Notre Dame added a major piece to its 2026 roster with the commitment of former Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham, giving the Irish one of the highest-upside…
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Notre Dame Lands Defensive Tackle Francis Brewu to Address Biggest Roster Need
Notre Dame finally checked off its most pressing transfer portal need with the addition of Francis Brewu, a move that directly reshapes the interior of the defensive line…
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Notre Dame Delivers Portal Fireworks After Slow Start
After a relatively quiet start to the transfer portal last week, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame flipped the switch in a big way on Monday. The Irish added…
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Notre Dame Bolsters the Secondary with Pair of Portal Corners
Notre Dame addressed the defensive backfield in a meaningful way on Monday by landing commitments from cornerbacks DJ McKinney (Colorado) and Jayden Sanders (Michigan). Both were highly rated…
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Full Circle: Keon Keeley Returns to Notre Dame Through Transfer Portal
Notre Dame added Keon Keeley, an edge defender from Alabama, via the transfer portal, bringing the physically gifted defensive end back into the Irish program after failing to…
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Notre Dame Lands Former Ohio State WR Quincy Porter Out of the Transfer Portal
Notre Dame added another significant piece to its 2026 roster this week, landing former Ohio State wide receiver Quincy Porter out of the transfer portal. The addition continues…
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Notre Dame Trending for Former 5-Star WR in the Transfer Portal
Notre Dame is trending in its transfer portal recruitment of former Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham, as multiple national reporters logged expert predictions today projecting him to…
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Another Wideout Visitor Added as Notre Dame Looks to Build Momentum
Notre Dame continues to add names to its transfer portal visitor list this week, with Ohio State wide receiver Mylan Graham scheduled to visit South Bend today. Graham…
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Familiar Face Could Help Swing Notre Dame’s Portal Fortunes
Former Alabama defensive end Keon Keeley is expected to visit Notre Dame Fighting Irish tomorrow, offering a bit of overdue positive momentum in what has otherwise been a…
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Couple More Portal Target Off the Board for Notre Dame
Monday was not much kinder to Notre Dame Fighting Irish than Sunday, as two more prospects linked to the Irish came off the board. Massive defensive tackle Horace…
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Notre Dame Lines Up a Major Portal Visit With All American EDGE
Notre Dame has added a high-profile edge defender to its transfer portal visitor list, as All-American Utah defensive end John Henry Daley is expected on campus this week,…
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Riley Leonard’s First NFL Start Looked a Lot Like His Time at Notre Dame
When Riley Leonard made his first NFL start for the Indianapolis Colts, the result looked a lot like the version of Leonard Notre Dame relied on in 2024:…
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Rough Opening Weekend, But Notre Dame’s Portal Window Is Still Open
It was a discouraging opening weekend of the transfer portal winter window for Notre Dame. While other programs were adding playmakers and building early portal momentum, Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Adds Potential Impact TE to Visitor List
As Notre Dame’s opening portal weekend came to a close without nary a commitment while losing out on some top targets, the Irish added one more visitor to…
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Notre Dame’s Transfer Portal Visit Board Comes Into Focus
As the transfer portal cycle accelerates now that the window has been open for 48 hours, Notre Dame’s early strategy is becoming increasingly clear. The Irish have now…
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Notre Dame Reportedly Set to Host Top DT in Portal
Notre Dame’s pursuit of defensive tackle help through the transfer portal continues to take shape, and one of the most important names on the board is now reportedly…
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Notre Dame Sets Official Visit with Massive UCF Defensive Tackle Horace Lockett
Notre Dame continues its focused defensive tackle pursuit in the transfer portal, and the Irish have now set an official visit with Horace Lockett, a massive interior presence…
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Notre Dame Linked to Two Big Ten DTs as Portal Names Emerge
As Notre Dame begins to navigate the transfer portal, one position continues to stand clearly above the rest in terms of urgency: defensive tackle. Early in the process,…
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Notre Dame Adds a Proven DL Developer, and Recruiter, in Charlie Partridge
Notre Dame Fighting Irish is turning to a proven defensive line developer to lead one of the most important position groups on the roster, as the Irish are…
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Notre Dame’s Jordan Faison Steps Away from Lacrosse, Commits Fully to Football
Notre Dame wide receiver Jordan Faison has made a definitive decision about his athletic future: he’s stepping away from lacrosse to concentrate entirely on football heading into the…
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Notre Dame Secures Official Visits with Top WR and CB Portal Targets
Notre Dame continues to work the transfer portal with urgency as the winter window opens, and the Irish are set to host two notable visitors early next week…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Portal Needs as the Window Opens
With the transfer portal opening tomorrow, January 2, Notre Dame enters a familiar but increasingly consequential stretch of the offseason. While the Irish have never treated the portal…
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Assessing Notre Dame’s 2026 Offensive Line Amid NFL Departures
Projecting an offensive line a full season in advance is always an exercise in probabilities rather than certainties, and that is especially true for Notre Dame heading into…
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Donovan Hinish Retirement Turns Notre Dame’s Biggest Portal Priority Into a Necessity
The case was already clear. Defensive tackle stood alone as the one position Notre Dame could not afford to ignore in the transfer portal heading into 2026. The…
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Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame in Full Alignment: Freeman Turns Down NFL Interest
For the last few weeks, rumors swirled quietly in NFL circles and loudly among college football fans. Multiple professional teams were doing their homework on Marcus Freeman, gauging…
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The One Position Notre Dame Cannot Ignore in the Transfer Portal
Instead of getting ready for a first-round playoff matchup this weekend — the assumed destination for a 10–2 Notre Dame team — the Irish coaching staff is already…
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Notre Dame Signee Noah Grubbs Wins Florida State Title on Last-Second Hail Mary
Notre Dame signee Noah Grubbs ended his high school career Friday night with one of the wildest finishes in Florida high school football history. With time expired in…
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ACC Dead Weight Is Pulling Down Notre Dame’s Strength of Schedule
For more than a decade, Notre Dame’s scheduling agreement with the ACC has been framed as a reasonable compromise: preserve independence, maintain national flexibility, and gain a predictable…