Frank Vitovitch
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Notre Dame’s Chase Claypool Reaches Megatron Status at NFL Combine
Yesterday at the NFL Combine, Notre Dame wide receiver did something that no other wide receiver has done at the Combine since 2006 – he ran a sub…
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8 Potential Breakout Notre Dame Football Players in Spring 2020
Defining a “breakout” player is always very subjective. Is it a player who comes out of nowhere to be a factor or a player who’s played a bit…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s Thrilling Win Over Boston College
Notre Dame vs. Boston College: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish kept their NCAA Tournament hopes alive with the 62-61 road win at Boston College on Wednesday. The Irish…
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Watch Notre Dame’s T.J. Gibbs Calmly Sink Game-Winning Floater
With time running down and the Fighting Irish trailing by one, T.J. Gibbs takes the pass from Prentiss Hubb and guides in the game-winning floater in this ACC…
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10 Questions for Notre Dame Footballers to Answer at NFL Combine This Week
The eyes of the NFL are upon Indianapolis again this week for the annual NFL Combine. This year Notre Dame is sending nine participants to the NFL’s yearly…
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Highlights: Mooney, Gibbs Power Notre Dame Basketball Over Miami
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took care of business at home Sunday with the 87-71 win over Miami. John Mooney and T.J. Gibbs each scored 19 points to pace…
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Kickoff Time Set for Notre Dame’s Season Opener Versus Navy in Dublin
Notre Dame’s 2020 season opener officially has a start time. The two schools announced on Tuesday that the game will kickoff under the lights of Avila Stadium in…
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Notre Dame Reportedly Pursuing Stanford Graduate Transfer RB
Notre Dame might not be done adding to its 2020 football roster just yet. According to a report from Irish Illustrated, the Irish are currently in pursuit of…
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Watch Pat Connaughton Channel White Men Can’t Jump at NBA Dunk Contest
Former Notre Dame basketball star Pat Connaughton took part in the annual NBA Dunk Contest last night and with his first attempt, he dressed up as Woody Harrelson’s…
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Highlights: Duke Dominates Notre Dame, Further Dents Irish Tourney Hopes
Notre Dame vs. Duke: The No.7 Blue Devils looked dominant at home defeating the Fighting Irish, 94-60. Vernon Carey Jr. and Tre Jones combined for 40 points to…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Goes Cold, Falls to Virginia in OT
Notre Dame vs. Virginia: They had to come from behind and force overtime, but Virginia snapped Notre Dame’s 4-game win streak with a 50-49 win. UVA won despite not…
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Notre Dame Basketball’s John Mooney is on a Historic Pace
Notre Dame’s John Mooney is a double-double machine this season. He has recorded one in 19 of Notre Dame’s 22 games so far this year. According to ESPN…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Basketball Beats Clemson, Wins 4th Straight
Notre Dame vs. Clemson: Notre Dame went on the road won their fourth game in a row with a 61-57 win over Clemson. The Tigers were without Aamir…
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Three Night Games Highlight Recently Announced 2020 Notre Dame Home Kickoffs
NBC officially announced the start times for all seven of the Notre Dame football games on the 2020 schedule they will broadcast in 2020 – six at Notre…
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Notre Dame Reportedly Set to Name John McNulty New TE Coach
Notre Dame still has not officially rounded out its 2020 coaching staff following the departures of Chip Long and Todd Lyght, but they have reportedly taken a step…
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JJ Watt Stars in Hilarious Notre Dame/Rudy SNL Parody Skit
It finally happened. NBC parodied Rudy on Saturday Night Live last night with guest host Houston Texans star DE JJ Watt. In the skit embedded here, Watt plays…
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Notre Dame, Cal Announce Addition to 2022 Irish Home Schedule
Notre Dame is getting closer to filling out its 2022 schedule after announcing with Cal on Monday that the Golden Bears will travel to South Bend in 2022…
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2020 Notre Dame Blue & Gold Spring Football Game Date Announced
Notre Dame announced that the 2020 Blue & Gold Game, the annual culmination of Notre Dame’s spring football season, will take place on Saturday, April 18 at 12:30…
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Notre Dame Quartet Made Themselves Money in Mobile This Week
Notre Dame players made themselves some money this week in Mobile, Alabama at the Senior Bowl. All week long in practice, former Irish standouts made news for their…
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Notre Dame CB Troy Pride’s Stock Skyrocketing at Senior Bowl
Former Notre Dame cornerback Troy Pride Jr is making some positive news this week at practices for this weekend’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. In fact, the speedy…
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Javon McKinley Returning for 5th Year Would be Great Notre Dame Story
After Notre Dame accepted a graduate transfer from Northwestern wide receiver Bennett Skowronek, it didn’t look like Javon McKinley would be returning for a 5th year whether it…
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Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Getting National Recognition
During the Camping World Bowl last month, Notre Dame ROVER Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was a one-man wrecking crew. He was a heat-seeking missile against Iowa State. His performance earned him…
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Quenton Nelson Endorses Tommy Rees as Notre Dame’s New OC
The Notre Dame fan base has mixed feelings on Tommy Rees being named offensive coordinator for the Fighting, and that shouldn’t surprise anyone. Rees was the most polarizing…
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Return of Shaun Crawford is Huge for Notre Dame Secondary in 2020
Brian Kelly has mentioned how vital getting “6-star” recruits (players with eligibility who otherwise might leave for the NFL or other options) are each year. On Friday, the…
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Notre Dame Basketball Report: Irish Kick Off 2020 On High Note
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered the 2020 portion of their season on a winning note with a tight win over the Syracuse Orangemen. The victory marked the…
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Recapping A Wild Start to the New Year for Notre Dame’s Roster & Staff
It’s been a wild end to 2019 and start to 2020 for Notre Dame and its roster and coaching staff. No one would fault anyone for losing track…
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Bears Firing Harry Hiestand Should Impact Notre Dame’s OC Search
If Notre Dame is truly conducting a search for an offensive coordinator and hasn’t already settled on Tommy Rees as the successor to Chip Long, the Bears’ decision…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Very Likeable Bowl Game
Sometimes this column is tough to write. In fact, it’s usually good for us when it’s tough to write. When it’s easy to find five things I didn’t…
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5 Things I Liked from Notre Dame’s Inspired Effort in the Camping World Bowl
Notre Dame finished its 2019 season on Saturday with a convincing 33-9 victory over Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl giving them 11 wins on the season…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Bowl Game Beating of Iowa State
Notre Dame capped off their 2019 season with their 11th win of the year thanks to a dominating performance in the Camping World Bowl over Iowa State. The…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Toasts Cyclones in Camping World Bowl
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended their year on Saturday with a convincing 33-9 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones in the Camping World Bowl. The win gives…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s Dominating Camping World Bowl Win Over Iowa State
Notre Dame won its 11th game of the season on Saturday in the Camping World Bowl with a dominating 33-9 victory over Iowa State. The Irish held the…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame Looks for 11th Win in Camping World Bowl
After a month with no Notre Dame football, the Irish are back in action tomorrow against Iowa State in the ever prestigious Camping World Bowl. It’s not the…
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The Top 10 Notre Dame Football Games of the 2010s: The Top 5
Yesterday we started our countdown of the top 10 games of the decade for Notre Dame, and it quickly became apparent that two parts would be needed because…
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Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet Receives 2nd Round Grade, Future Undecided
According to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson, Notre Dame junior tight end Cole Kmet received a second-round grade from the NFL Advisory Committee and, he is still undecided about…
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The Top 10 Notre Dame Football Games of the 2010s: Part 1
We might be a little late to the party with some of the “best of the decade” content, but with a little free time today, I decided to…
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Notre Dame Can Now Turn Attention to Its ‘6-Star’ Recruits
With the early signing period closing without a hitch for Notre Dame with 18 letters of intent signed including those from seven recruits who begin their Notre Dame…
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Superlatives for Notre Dame’s Class of 2020 Early Signees
Notre Dame signed 18 recruits today for a smaller class than we’ve been used to. While quantity might have been down this year, quality sure wasn’t. Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Adding Seven, Maybe More, Early Enrollees Today
Among all of the recruits that Notre Dame is signing today, the Irish are adding at least seven early enrollees and could add to that total before all…
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Notre Dame Missed Opportunity Only Taking One RB in 2020 Class
Notre Dame is set to sign a class full of difference makers. Greg already covered the top-level talent Notre Dame is bringing in at the skill positions, including…
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Notre Dame Fans: Prepare for Terrible Beer at the Camping World Bowl
On a positive note, there will be beer for sale at the Camping World Bowl later this month – something Notre Dame fans aren’t used to without alcohol…
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Could Shaun Crawford Return to Notre Dame for a 6th Year?
It sounds like Brian Kelly and his staff are making progress towards securing a commitment from one of his coveted “6-star recruits”. Oft-injured cornerback Shaun Crawford is reportedly…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in a Very Fitting Way to End the 2019 Regular Season
Notre Dame capped off a 10-2 regular season on Saturday in much the way their entire went – a bit of an uneven effort that left fans frustrated…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Season Finale Win Over Stanford
Notre Dame capped off the regular season on Saturday with a 21 beating of rival Stanford to snap a five-game losing streak on the farm. The Irish started…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame Football’s Cathartic Win at Stanford
Notre Dame started slow again before ripping off 31 unanswered points en route to a 45-24 win over Stanford to finally give Brian Kelly his first win on…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s Streak Snapping Blowout of Stanford
Notre Dame won in Stanford Stadium yesterday for the first time in a decade. The Irish fell behind early against an undermanned and overmatched Stanford team that played…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame End Their Losing Streak in Palo Alto?
Notre Dame closes out the 2019 regular-season on Saturday night with a trip to Palo Alto – a place they haven’t won in a decade. The Irish take…
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Notre Dame Basketball Highlights: Irish Run Away from Fairleigh Dickinson
Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish built a first-half lead on the Knights and never looked back, winning 91-66. Six players scored in double figures for…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Last Home Game of 2019
You know it was a good game for Notre Dame when I can spend a significant portion of my 5 things I didn’t like column railing on Doug…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s FANtastic 2019 Senior Day
Notre Dame capped off a 6-0 home record on Saturday afternoon with a 40-7 win over Boston College. It wasn’t always pretty, but ultimately, the Irish did what…