Frank Vitovitch
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. USC ’18
Notre Dame is headed to the College Football Playoffs. Sure we have to wait another week and a half to hear that officially, but with last night’s 24-17…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Sluggish, But Still Perfect
Notre Dame edged out archrival USC 24-17 last night in a game that turned out to be much closer than anyone covering the Irish thought it would be. …
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Highlights: Notre Dame Survives USC Scare, Caps Off Undefeated Regular Season
It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t as easy as it should have been. But it was a win for #3 Notre Dame tonight as the Irish edged arch rival…
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Notre Dame v. USC ’18 Gameday Storylines: Irish Look to Clinch Playoff Bid
Rivalry week is here and the Irish are still right in the thick of the playoff race as they prepare for their final regular season game of the…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. USC ’18
Notre Dame heads into their regular season finale with an unblemished record with a spot in the College Football Playoffs on the line. Forget any “Armageddon” theories you…
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31 Things for Notre Dame Football to Be Thankful For in 2018
As Notre Dame fans across the country sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving today, we have a lot to be thankful this year. The Irish enter their regular season…
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Brian Kelly Proved Doubters, Including Me, Very Wrong
As Notre Dame prepares for their regular season finale against arch rival USC with a trip to the playoffs on the line for the undefeated Fighting Irish, it…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’18
Saturday’s blowout victory over #12 Syracuse was an odd occurrence. Rarely can you blowout the #12 team in the country and still have it feel like it could…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’18
Notre Dame passed the largest test it had standing between it and the playoffs yesterday with flying colors. The Irish shut down the high flying Syracuse offense and…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Shut Up “Eye Test” Crowd with Another Blowout
Notre Dame walked into Yankee Stadium yesterday in a home game hundreds of miles from Notre Dame Stadium and acted like they owned the place. The Irish dominated…
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Notre Dame Highlights: Irish Blowout #12 Syracuse 36-3
Notre Dame hit the road for a “home” game on Saturday against the 12th ranked Orange from Syracuse and emerged with their 11th victory of the season in…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’18
Notre Dame is back in action today with two games standing between it and the College Football Playoffs. If you had told anyone in August Notre Dame would…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Florida State
This week’s “5 Things I Didn’t Like” comes to you all later than normal for a few reasons: 1) I was dealing with some food poisoning on a…
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Notre Dame Opens as 9.5 Point Favorite Over #12 Syracuse
Notre Dame, fresh off a 42-13 beat down of stumbling Florida State, is two wins away from a playoff berth. Their next obstacle in their path is the…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Florida State ’18
Notre Dame sent their seniors out in style on Senior Night this year with a 42-13 beat down of Florida State on a freezing night in South Bend. …
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Notre Dame Football Senior Day Story Lines
Notre Dame returns to action today to take on Florida State on Senior Day and there is no shortage of storylines for the Irish. This game was supposed…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Florida State
It’s amazing how quickly the outlook of a game can change in just a few days. At the beginning of the week Notre Dame was inching towards being…
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Notre Dame’s Green Jerseys for Florida State Game Are Pure FIRE
Notre Dame teased/announced last night that they would be wearing green jerseys for Senior Day, but the only images we had of green jerseys were the ones being…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame vs. Northwestern ’18
Notre Dame did a lot of good things in last weekend’s victory over Northwestern, but at the same time, the Irish did just enough wrong to make the…
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Notre Dame To Wear Green Jerseys Saturday vs. Florida State
As if there were not enough subplots forming for this weekend’s contest with Florida State, Notre Dame decided to throw another one out of there on Thursday night…
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Reports: Notre Dame QB Ian Book OUT for Florida State Game
Notre Dame’s bid to keep their undefeated season alive this weekend on Senior Day against Florida State just took a massive hit as news broke that starting quarterback…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Northwestern ’18
Notre Dame improved to 9-0 on the season on Saturday night with a 10 point win over Northwestern giving the Irish victories over both of the division leaders…
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Notre Dame Highlights: Irish Stay Unbeaten, Beat Northwestern
It wasn’t always pretty, but in the end, Notre Dame found a way to win again on Saturday in a 31-21 win over Northwestern. The Irish opened the…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Northwestern
Notre Dame is back in action tonight after making the quick trip to Evanston to face Northwestern in Ryan Field for the first time in over 40 years. …
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Notre Dame LB Drue Tranquill Practices, Still Questionable
Notre Dame 5th year senior linebacker Drue Tranquill practiced on Thursday but his status for Saturday night against Northwestern is still questionable. Brian Kelly told the media on…
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Notre Dame TE Alize Mack OUT vs. Northwestern
Notre Dame will be down starting tight end Alize Mack this weekend when they make the short road trip to Evanston, Illinois to take on Northwestern. Brian Kelly…
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Notre Dame Ranked 4th in Initial 2018 Playoff Rankings
Notre Dame is starting 4th in the 2018 College Football Playoff rankings – one spot where they reside currently in both the AP and Coaches Poll. The Irish,…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Navy ’18
There was a lot to like in Notre Dame’s 44-22 win over Navy this past weekend. The Irish scored 44 points and had no problem moving the ball…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Navy ’18
Notre Dame played about as uneven of a 22-point victory as you could play on Saturday night. At times they looked flat out dominant and at others it…
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Notre Dame Opens as One Possession Favorite Over Northwestern
Notre Dame opened up as a touchdown and two point conversion favorite over Northwestern on Sunday on the heels of their 22 point win over Navy and Northwestern’s…
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Notre Dame – Northwestern Start Time & TV Official for Saturday
We knew last week already that the Notre Dame – Northwestern game was going to be a prime-time game, we just didn’t know the exact time. We do…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Dominant at Times in Win
Notre Dame improved to 8-0 on the season and almost certainly secured their place in the top 4 of the initial playoff rankings that come out on Tuesday. …
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Notre Dame Highlights: #3 Irish Cruise Past Navy 44-22
Notre Dame improved to 8-0 for the first time since 2012 on Saturday night with a 44-22 victory over Navy in San Diego. The Irish jumped out to…
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Notre Dame’s Drue Tranquill Injured, Carted Off Field vs. Navy
One of Notre Dame’s most indispensable players on their roster was injured tonight during the first quarter of action against Navy. Starting BUCK LB Drue Tranquill got rolled…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Navy ’18
Notre Dame is back in action tonight after a bye week. Their foe is the familiar Midshipmen of the Naval Academy – a team that has given Notre…
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Notre Dame Football is Headed Back to Ireland in 2020!
The Fighting Irish will officially be returning to Ireland in 2020 for the 94th meeting of the Notre Dame – Navy rivalry. An official announcement was made today…
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Post Bye Week Notre Dame Football Injury Updates
Notre Dame will be getting two important players back this week as the Irish exit their bye week and prepare for Navy. Both running back Jafar Armstrong and…
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Notre Dame Football’s Bye Week To Do List
Prior to the start of Notre Dame’s 2018 football season, Brian Kelly and his staff were hoping that they could enter their bye week undefeated. That’s been accomplished,…
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6 Players Notre Dame Needs to Develop to Fuel Playoff Run
Notre Dame heads into the bye week at 7-0 and ranked #4 in the country in both polls. The Irish have already achieved a start to the season…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Pitt 2018
Notre Dame enters its bye week with a 7-0 record and its playoff dreams fully intact. They almost limped into the bye week though asking themselves “how” and…
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Notre Dame Moves up to #4 in Both Polls Even After Close Call
Notre Dame did not look overly impressive in their five point win over Pitt on Saturday, but thanks to the first really wild Saturday of the season, the…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Pitt ’18
Notre Dame survived the first upset Saturday of the college football season on Saturday with a come from behind win over unranked Pitt. While no Irish fan likely…
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Post Game 6-Pack: Notre Dame Avoids Disastrous Pitt-Fall
Notre Dame avoided joining the ranks of top 10 teams to lose on Saturday with a come from behind victory over Pitt to stay unbeaten on the season. …
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Notre Dame Highlights: Irish Squeak by Unranked Pitt
After three weeks of impressive performances, Notre Dame got a scare on Saturday afternoon from unranked Pitt. The Irish, more than three touchdown favorites, trailed for most of…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Pitt ’18
Notre Dame returns home for their second last home game of the season on Saturday to host the unranked Pitt Panthers hoping to keep their undefeated season and…
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Notre Dame Injury Update: Daelin Hayes Could Play vs. Pitt
Brian Kelly gave the media some good injury news on Thursday when discussing the availability of junior defensive end Daelin Hayes. According to the Notre Dame head coach,…
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Notre Dame Football First Semester Freshman Progress Report
Notre Dame is getting a lot of help from their 27 member freshman class this fall as part of their 6-0 start to the season. The NCAA’s new…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Virginia Tech ’18
There usually isn’t much to not like from a 22 point road win over a ranked opponent like the one Notre Dame is coming off of this weekend,…
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Notre Dame Injury Update: Irish Unsure of Timeline for Hayes
Notre Dame played the entire first half without its starting DROP end Daelin Hayes on Saturday after the junior suffered a stinger against Stanford. They ended up playing…
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Notre Dame Finally Heard Enough of Enter Sandman
All week long we heard about how amazing the Enter Sandman entrance was at Virginia Tech and truth be told, it was pretty cool. You know what is…