Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Senior Day Rout of Boston College
Notre Dame capped off another season undefeated at home on Saturday with a 40-7 beating of Boston College that could have actually been a lot worse. Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame – Stanford Start Time Finally Announced
We finally know the start time for the regular-season finale between Notre Dame and Stanford. Fox announced this afternoon that the game will kick-off at 4:00 PM ET…
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Hightlights from Notre Dame’s ’19 Senior Day Romp of Boston College
Notre Dame’s senior class capped off a second straight unbeaten season on their home field yesterday with a 40-7 beatdown of Boston College. The Irish started slow, but…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Stay Unbeaten at Home?
Notre Dame enters Senior Day today looking to cap off another unbeaten season at home. The last time Notre Dame lost at home was back in September of…
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How to Watch Today’s Notre Dame Game Without Listening to Doug Flutie
Notre Dame fans can watch a Notre Dame home game today without being subjected to listening to Doug Flutie today. And you all might want to since NBC…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Blowout of Navy
Whenever you win a football game against a top 25 team by 32 points, there usually isn’t a lot to dislike in the game, but since I do…
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5 Things I Liked (The Most) in Notre Dame’s Rout of Navy
Notre Dame beat Navy the way that Notre Dame should beat Navy every year this past weekend. The Irish were too much for the Midshipmen to keep up…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame Finally Beating Navy Like They Should
Notre Dame unleashed the kind of whooping on Navy on Saturday that we used to be used to seeing. Over the last decade, though, we’ve rarely see Notre…
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Highlights from Notre Dame Football’s Beat Down of Navy
Notre Dame came out on Saturday and put a beating on Navy like we haven’t seen in a while. The Irish jumped out to a 52-10 lead early…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Slow Navy’s Triple Option
Notre Dame returns home today to take on long-time rival Navy. Unlike a year ago, the Midshipmen are a top-25 opponent after a disastrous 2018 season in Annapolis. …
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Navy Ends Another Notre Dame Steak – Sellout Streak Ends
Brian Kelly can thank Charlie Weis for being the Notre Dame head coach that saw Notre Dame’s then-record 43 game winning streak over Navy end in 2007. Kelly…
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Key Matchups in Notre Dame’s Yearly Clash with Navy’s Triple Option
With three games remaining in the 2019 regular season, the Fighting Irish are seeking to close with a flourish and compete in a major bowl game. The first…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like from Notre Dame’s Appearance on Public Access TV
Notre Dame beat Duke last weekend in a rather convincing fashion. It was in many ways, the most complete game Notre Dame has played all year long. It…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame Football’s Latest Win Over the ACC
Notre Dame won a football game on Saturday in convincing fashion against a Power 5 opponent for the first time in over a month. Saturday was a pretty…
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Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara Out for Year with Fibula Injury
Notre Dame started this season deeper at defensive end than they’ve been in decades. That depth is getting stretched pretty thin after Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Most Complete Performance of the Year
Notre Dame responded to their last-minute victory over Virginia Tech with their more complete performances of the year. They weren’t perfect, but they were better than we’ve seen…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Crush Duke 38-7
Miss last night’s Notre Dame victory over Duke like many people whose cable provider doesn’t carry ACC Network? No worries, here are the highlights from Notre Dame’s beatdown…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Build on Last Week’s Heroics Against Duke?
Notre Dame is back in action today on the road against ACC foe Duke. The Irish enter the contest at 6-2 on the heels of one of the…
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The Notre Dame – Duke Hype Video You Didn’t Know You Needed
The excitement level for today’s Notre Dame – Duke game isn’t exactly peaking for Notre Dame fans following a couple of subpar weeks of football from the Irish,…
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How to Watch Today’s Notre Dame Game – Since Most People Don’t Get ACC Network
If you do not know by now, today’s Notre Dame game is NOT on a standard TV channel. Tonight’s Notre Dame – Duke matchup is siring on the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Close Call Over Virginia Tech
We’ve been banging the drum of a win being a win and winning being the much better outcome than losing the last couple of days. It is important…
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OSU Transfer Isaiah Pryor Will Help Solidify Notre Dame Secondary in 2020-21
Notre Dame’s narrow win over Virginia Tech last night wasn’t the Irish’s only victory of the weekend. Notre Dame landed transfer Isaiah Pryor after the former Buckeye safety…
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5 Things I Liked As Notre Dame Snatches Victory from Jaws of Defeat
Notre Dame won a football game yesterday with a game-winning, two-minute drive to keep their home winning streak intact and keep their (maybe dwindling) hopes of a New…
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Notre Dame Had < 8% Chance of Victory During Game Winning Drive
Down six points at home to an unranked team is never a place Notre Dame football wants to be in. But there they were yesterday against Virginia Tech…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Frustratingly Close Win Over Virginia Tech
Notre Dame needed some late-game heroics as an 18-point favorite yesterday to keep their home winning streak alive and avoid back to back losses for the first time…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Escape With Win Over Hokies
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t as easy as it could have been, but at the end of the day, at least it was a victory. Notre Dame…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Respond with Win Over Virginia Tech?
Notre Dame limps back into Notre Dame Stadium this weekend following last week’s meltdown in Ann Arbor. Standing in their way this weekend is a 5-2 Virginia Tech…
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Notre Dame Hosting Ohio State Transfer Isaiah Pryor Again
Ohio State safety transfer Isaiah Pryor is currently visiting Notre Dame for the second time in less than a month. The soon to be former Buckeye visited Notre…
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Can Notre Dame Avoid Another November Collapse Following Michigan Blowout
Struggling in November has been a problem for Notre Dame in recent years. Even during Brian Kelly’s reboot following the 2016 season, the Irish haven’t been immune to…
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SI’s Latest Bowl Projection for Notre Dame Would Be a Problem… For Me
Notre Dame’s loss to Michigan didn’t just knock them out of the Playoffs; it knocked them out of the New Year’s 6 Bowl Games as well according to…
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Matchups to Watch As Notre Dame Tries to Get Back on Track vs. Virginia Tech
Trying to pick up the pieces after watching their hopes of a college football playoff berth disappear for good in 2019, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now enter…
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The Top 5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Latest Primetime Disaster
While writing this week’s five things I liked column proved difficult, the hardest part of putting this one together was only listing five things I didn’t like. Notre…
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Brian Kelly Stands by Ian Book as Notre Dame’s Starting QB
Predictably, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the starting quarterback position for the Irish following the worst start of Ian Book’s career. While Kelly acknowledged…
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Should Brain Kelly Consider a Quarterback Change to Ignite Notre Dame Offense?
Through three games last year, the Irish offense was stagnant. With a powerful defense, Brian Kelly knew his team had a chance to be great, but he needed…
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5 Things I Guess I Liked from Notre Dame’s Loss to Michigan
I do this column every week, and I have to admit, I almost skipped it this week. It was tough to find anything that I liked in what…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Utter Collapse in Michigan
Welp, that sucked. I didn’t feel good all week about this game, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine Notre Dame would lay an egg like…
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Brady Quinn Previews Notre Dame – Michigan, Thinks Irish Have No Chance at Playoffs
Brady Quinn gives a somewhat sobering preview of tonight’s Notre Dame – Michigan game. Quinn thinks Notre Dame will win the game, but points out Michigan’s opportunities to…
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Notre Dame Acknowledges Doubters in Michigan Hype Video
Notre Dame faces off against arch nemesis Michigan tonight under the lights of Michigan Stadium – a venue that has been a verifiable house of horrors for Notre…
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Thoughts on Notre Dame WR Michael Young Exploring Transfer Portal
News broke on Friday that junior wide receiver Michael Young will explore the transfer portal. Some reports went a step further and definitively stated that Young has played…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Exorcise Michigan Demons?
Notre Dame returns to action on Saturday night after a bye last weekend fully rested and ready to take on their nemesis to the north – Michigan. The…
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Notre Dame – Michigan Line Surging Towards Irish Has Me Worried
Notre Dame opened up as a surprising four-point road underdog to the lower-ranked Michigan Wolverines this week. That line, however, has been surging towards Notre Dame ever since…
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Will Notre Dame’s Strategic Scheduling Give Them An Edge Over Michigan?
Notre Dame has not done itself favors with its schedules in recent years. Just last year, Notre Dame sacrificed a home game for a cash grab at Yankee…
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Michigan’s Loss Changes Narrative of Notre Dame’s Clash with Wolverines
While it’s never a good idea to root for Michigan as Greg pointed out yesterday, in a perfect world, Saturday’s showdown with Michigan would have ideally given Notre…
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Notre Dame Trio Proving Everyone Wrong in 2019
One of the most positive surprising developments for Notre Dame in 2019 is the development of a trio of players who many – myself included – wrote off…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Close Call with USC
Notre Dame beat Southern Cal for the third time in a row on Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the year. In the process, they moved up to…
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A Close Up Look at Notre Dame’s On Field Scuffle with “UCLA”
Tempers flared at the end of the first half of yesterday’s Notre Dame win over USC. The two sides were involved in a scuffle on the field that…
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5 Things I Liked In Notre Dame’s Latest Conquest of Troy
Notre Dame improved to 5-1 on the season yesterday with a 30-27 win over archrival USC. The Trojans limped into town with two losses already, but that didn’t…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Frustrating Win Over USC
Being right isn’t always fun, and this was a prime example of it. I predicted Notre Dame winning 31-27 when there were a lot of Notre Dame fans…
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Extended Highlights from Notre Dame’s Narrow Victory Over USC
Notre Dame beat rival USC last night for the third year in a row in a game that was closer than many people expected it to be. The…
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This Isn’t the City of Angels. Check Out Notre Dame’s Killer Hype Video for USC
Game day is here. Notre Dame and USC. The longest intersectional rivalry in college sports returns to primetime tonight with the unranked Trojans limping into Notre Dame Stadium…