Frank Vitovitch
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Why Am I Irrationally Worried About Notre Dame this Week?
It’s Notre Dame – USC week and the Irish are a double-digit favorite, and the Trojans look to be trending down. There’s a lot to be optimistic about…
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Will Jafar Armstrong Provide More Threat or Impact for Notre Dame vs. USC?
Notre Dame’s offense is finally back to full strength this weekend – or at least as close to full strength as it will be in 2019 without Kevin…
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Notre Dame Gets More Positive News on Shaun Crawford Injury
When Shaun Crawford landed on the turf against a few weeks ago against Virginia, it looked terrible. Arms aren’t supposed to bend the way Shaun Crawford’s did that…
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USC Captain Thinks Trojans Will Be “Running Up the Score” on Notre Dame
The Notre Dame – USC Rivalry usually doesn’t need anything extra to get the juices following between the two squads. This year, USC captain Michael Pittman decided to…
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In Need of Safety Depth, Notre Dame Hosting Ohio State Transfer
Notre Dame has a monster recruiting weekend on tap for the class of 2021 this weekend when USC visits for their biannual trip to Notre Dame Stadium. The…
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Key Matchups in Notre Dame’s Yearly Showdown with USC
After coasting to an easy 52-0 rout of Bowling Green to improve their season record to 4-1, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face a stiffer challenge as…
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Traveling to Notre Dame from Chicago? Check Out The Irish Express
If you are heading to the Notre Dame – USC game this weekend from Chicago and are still in search of transportation to the game, check out The…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like In Notre Dame’s Win Over Bowling Green
When Notre Dame posted 66 points on New Mexico earlier this year, it was a weird blowout in a sense, because amazingly there were a few things not…
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Griffith, Hart Moves to Notre Dame Secondary Makes Sense for Future
One of the more low key developments following Notre Dame’s win over Bowling Green this weekend was Brian Kelly telling the media that sophomore Houston Griffith moved to…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Very Likeable Throttling of Bowling Green
Because there were so many good things to like in Notre Dame’s 52-0 win over Bowling Green this weekend, this week’s column was actually a little tricky to…
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Notre Dame Could Get RB Jafar Armstrong Back for USC
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly provided Irish fans with an optimistic update on starting running back Jafar Armstrong on Sunday. Kelly indicated that there is a strong…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame Bowling Over Another Opponent
Apologies for the late posting of the “immediate” overreactions this week. A quick work trip to Spain this week left me reeling with some jet lag, and well,…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s Shutout, Blowout of Bowling Green
Notre Dame delivered its second blowout of the season on Saturday afternoon ina 52-0 shutout of overmatched Bowling Green. The Irish offense did mainly whatever they wanted against…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame Poised to Blowout Bowling Green
Notre Dame is back in action tomorrow with a tuneup game against Bowling Green coming off a big win last week over then #18 Virginia. Notre Dame also…
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Daelin Hayes Announces Return to Notre Dame in 2020
Notre Dame got a bit of bad news on Sunday when Brian Kelly announced that senior defensive end Daelin Hayes suffered a torn labrum and was out for…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Win Over #18 Virginia
Whenever you beat a top 20 team at home by 15 points and your defense sacks the opposing quarterback eight times and forces five turnovers, there is going…
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Notre Dame Gets Good News on Shaun Crawford Injury
While Notre Dame received bad news on Daelin Hayes this week on the injury front, they got some relatively good news when it came to Shaun Crawford. The…
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Assessing the Impact of Notre Dame Losing Daelin Hayes for 2019 Season
Notre Dame got some bad injury news on Sunday. Head coach Brian Kelly announced that senior defensive end Daelin Hayes is out for the year with a torn…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Defensive Outburst Against Virginia
Notre Dame went old-school in beating up on Virginia on Saturday. The Irish defense swarmed Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins and harassed the talented dual-threat signal-caller into mistake after…
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Highlights From Notre Dame’s Defensive Clinic Versus Virginia
Things did not look good for Notre Dame at half-time of yesterday’s 35-20 victory over Virginia. The Irish trailed at half-time while Bryce Perkins was dropping dimes into…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Offense Stalls, Defense Shines
Notre Dame returned to the win column on Saturday thanks to a Herculean effort from their defense in the second half. After Bryce Perkins lit them up for…
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Get Hype for Kickoff of Notre Dame – Virginia with This Video
We’re a little late in sharing the weekly hype video from Notre Dame, but hey, better late than never. The message in this week’s video is one of…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. #18 Virginia
Notre Dame is back in action tomorrow afternoon when they host the #18 ranked Virginia Cavaliers. The Irish are coming out a gut-wrenching six-point loss on the road…
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Virginia Game Could Ultimately Define Notre Dame’s Season
Throughout the off-season, everyone said the Georgia game would define Notre Dame’s season. A win and the Irish are back. A loss and they are out of the…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Picture Coming Into Focus Early
All summer long we heard that Notre Dame would probably be rotating linebackers throughout the season as the group was perceived to be the biggest weakness on the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Loss to Georgia
Notre Dame lost another heartbreaker on a national stage this weekend in a game no one gave them any chance in. There was a lot to like in…
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Notre Dame Injury Update: Irish Getting Healthier After Georgia
Notre Dame got one of their offensive playmakers, Cole Kmet, back last weekend and it had a significant impact on the Irish offense. Another playmaker, Michael Young, looks…
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Georgia Teaches Notre Dame About Home-Field Advantage… AGAIN
In last night’s six-point loss to #3 Georgia, the home crowd played a role in Notre Dame’s ultimate demise. The largest crowd ever to watch a football game…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s ‘Quality Loss’ to Georgia
Spoiler alert: I kind of hate the term quality loss. You either win or you lose. There shouldn’t even be a discussion about “quality losses”. That said, if…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Wasted Opportunity in Athens
That one hurt folks. That one hurt so much that my immediate overreactions are coming to you the morning after because last night I had nothing left in…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s Near Miss: Irish Fall 17-23 to Georgia
No one gave Notre Dame a chance to win in Athens last night, but there they were, ball in their hands with less than two minutes to go…
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Notre Dame Releases Hype Video Ahead of Georgia Showdown
Notre Dame has been producing some fantastic hype videos in 2019. They did not disappoint again this week with their hype video for tonight’s showdown with Georgia. No…
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Blueprint For An Upset: How Notre Dame Can Beat Georgia
No one is giving Notre Dame a chance on Saturday night in Athens. Many pundits are even saying that it was a waste to send College Gameday there…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame Attempts to Slay Goliath, er Georgia
Notre Dame is on the road this weekend for the biggest road game in years. The 7th ranked Irish attempt to slay another Goliath this weekend when they…
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Like Most, CBS Crew Giving Notre Dame Little Chance vs. Georgia
Notre Dame is a double-digit underdog their first-ever trip to Athens, Georgia to take on the Bulldogs. No one outside of the most faithful of Notre Dame fans…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s 52 Point Beatdown
Sometimes it’s hard to find things not to like in a 52-point win. Other times, like this past weekend, it isn’t so tough. That is the paradox of…
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart for Showdown with Georgia
It’s finally game week for Notre Dame and Georgia. The Irish get their chance on the road against a top 5 team with an opportunity to change the…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Whooping of New Mexico
After an early-season bye week, Notre Dame returned to action on Saturday and made short order of the New Mexico Lobos on their way to a 66-14 tune-up…
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Brian Kelly Provides Optimistic Injury Update for Notre Dame
Notre Dame exited their second game of the season without any significant additions to the injury report. On Sunday, Brian Kelly updated the media on the status of…
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Brian Kelly a ‘Moron’ for Not Playing Javon McKinley More for Notre Dame
With three offensive starters and a key backup in warmups instead of pads on Saturday, Notre Dame needed someone to step up on offense. Javon McKinley saw the…
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s 66-14 Drubbing of New Mexico
Notre Dame topped 60 points for the first time under the direction of Brian Kelly yesterday in a 66-14 absolute beat down of New Mexico yesterday afternoon. The…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Blowout of New Mexico
Notre Dame came into today’s contest with New Mexico with a few questions following their uneven season-opening win. For the first two or so minutes of today’s game,…
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Watch: Notre Dame’s Javon McKinley Break 6 Tackles for His First Career TD
After a sluggish start to the game for the Notre Dame offense, the Irish woke up in the second quarter thanks to a trio of turnovers by the…
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Watch: Kyle Hamilton’s First Career Pick 6 for Notre Dame
After a rather ugly drive from the Notre Dame offense against the overmatched New Mexico defense, the Irish offense rose to the occasion this afternoon. True freshman Kyle…
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Lou Holtz Helps Narrate Notre Dame’s Home Opener Hype Video
There is less than an hour to go until Notre Dame kicks off against New Mexico in the 2019 home opener. In advance of the game, Notre Dame…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. New Mexico ’19
Notre Dame returns to action tomorrow after a rare week two bye week for their home opener. This weekend was supposed to feature the return of Bob Davie…
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Brian Kelly Updates Notre Dame Injury Report Ahead of Game Two
Brian Kelly addressed the media on Monday in advance of this weekend’s matchup with New Mexico. As always, injuries were a hot topic. Today, however, they took up…
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Notre Dame Football’s Homework with No Game Today
Reminder: Notre Dame does not play a football game today. Thanks to the weird Monday night start to the season, the Fighting Irish have an even stranger week…
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Notre Dame Football Players of the Week: Louisville
At times over the last 6-7 years, we’ve had various players of the week columns here. There was the Shamrock Stickers at one point. Then we did the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Opener vs. Louisville
Despite popular opinion, there were some things to like in Notre Dame’s win over Louisville on Monday. We outlined those already though so today we’re here to talk…