Frank Vitovitch
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Watch: Highlights from Notre Dame’s 45-23 Beating of Virginia Tech
Notre Dame put a beating on Virginia Tech last night to record their 6th win of the season. Powered by their defense and the legs of Dexter Williams,…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech ’18
Notre Dame went on the road into a hostile environment last night and walked out with a 22 point victory and an unbeaten record to their name. The…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Send Tech Off to Never Never Land
Notre Dame improved to 6-0 on the season Saturday night under the lights of Lane Stadium in Blacksburg with a 45-23 win over #24 Virginia Tech. The Irish…
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Notre Dame Can Exorcise More Demons Tonight in Blacksburg
Last week Notre Dame exorcised some demons that had been tormenting them for the last few years by finally delivering a complete performance against Stanford and knocking down…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech ’18
Fresh off one of the most impressive wins of the Brian Kelly era, Notre Dame travels to Blacksburg this weekend for the first time in program history for…
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Cowherd, Klatt: Notre Dame Is a Serious Playoff Contender
Colin Cowherd trigger warning: we are about to talk about Colin Cowherd. The Herd, who Notre Dame fans hate as he mentions in this clip, had on FOX…
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Notre Dame Has Nation’s Highest Rated Pass Rush
We are almost at the half way point of the 2018 season and it appears as though the pass rush that Notre Dame fans have been waiting for…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame vs. Stanford
Last week I said it was hard to find five things I didn’t like in Notre Dame’s blowout of Wake Forest. Well this week this column felt like…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Stanford ’18
There have been a couple of these columns that have been fun to write this year, but none that has been more enjoyable than this one. In fact,…
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Watch Brian Kelly Drink Red Gatorade Out of the Legends Trophy
In case you weren’t aware, Notre Dame and Stanford play for the Legends Trophy every year. Notre Dame hasn’t had possession of it since 2014 after three straight…
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Injury Update: Notre Dame Banged up After Pounding Stanford
Last night’s big win over Stanford didn’t come without costs. The Irish had several players get hurt throughout the contest that ended in a 38-17 Irish victory. It…
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Brian Kelly Talks Huge Over Stanford with Scott Van Pelt
Following Notre Dame’s emphatic 38-17 win over #7 Stanford, the national media is giving Notre Dame plenty of love. Brian Kelly was featured on Sports Center with Scott…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Put A Beating on Stanford for a Change
Notre Dame wrapped up a perfect September with a damn near perfect performance over #7 Stanford on Saturday night. The Irish snapped a three game losing streak to…
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Highlights: Notre Dame Puts a Beating on #7 Stanford
Notre Dame exorcised a lot of demons regarding Stanford on Saturday night in a convincing 38-17 victory to cap off a perfect September. The Irish not only snapped…
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Notre Dame RB Jafar Armstrong OUT for Stanford Game
Notre Dame got some bad news Friday afternoon on the eve of their biggest game of the year. The Irish will take on the 7th ranked Cardinal of…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Stanford ’18
The first battle of top 10 teams inside Notre Dame Stadium since the infamous Bush Push game 13 years ago is nearly upon us. The 7th ranked Cardinal…
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Can Notre Dame Play 4 Quarters to Take out Stanford?
The fourth quarter has been a quarter of doom for Notre Dame when it comes to playing Stanford in recent years. During their current three game losing streak…
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Watch: Crazy Good Notre Dame – Stanford Hype Video
We are still a few days away from Notre Dame ‘s showdown with #7 Stanford. Game week’s like this one tend to drag on and on – especially…
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Brian Kelly Talks the Return of ‘Better’ Dexter Williams to Notre Dame
Even today Brian Kelly couldn’t officially acknowledge that there was or wasn’t any suspension for Notre Dame senior running back Dexter Williams. He did his best to dance…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame – Wake Forest ’18
Sometimes this column is tough to write and it’s a beautiful things. After a resounding win like the one Notre Dame had this weekend with their 56-27 victory…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Wake Forest ’18
Notre Dame played its most complete game of the season on Saturday afternoon on their first road trip of the season. The Irish scored 56 points behind new…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Offense Explodes with Book
Notre Dame went on the road for the first time this season on Saturday and did so with a new starting quarterback. Brian Kelly made the switch to…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Look Top 10 Team in Drubbing of Wake
Notre Dame looked like a top 10 team for the first time since the opening weekend on Saturday in a 56-27 drubbing of Wake Forest in the first…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame v. Wake Forest ’18
Notre Dame hits the road for the first time this season tomorrow with a trip to Winston Salem to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Football In Need of Playmakers at Wide Receiver
It’s easy to place all of the blame for Notre Dame’s offensive struggles so far this year on the shoulders of the quarterback since he’s running the show. …
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Notre Dame Football is Missing Dexter Williams
The Notre Dame running attack was a bit MIA for the first two weeks of the season before the Irish put up 245 yards this past weekend. That…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Vanderbilt
Notre Dame struggled for the second week in a row this weekend in their 22-17 win over Vanderbilt. While the Irish improved to 3-0 in the process, they…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Vanderbilt ’18
Notre Dame returned to action yesterday looking to “rinse off the stink” of last week’s underwhelming performance against Ball State. The Irish didn’t quite fully accomplish that mission…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Survive Another Unnecessary Thriller
Notre Dame sputtered its way to another less than impressive victory over a team the Irish should have been able to handle relatively easily on Saturday. After jumping…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Beat Vanderbilt 22-17
Notre Dame played another down to the wire game against a team they were a double digit favorite over on Saturday, but hung on to win 22-16 over…
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Notre Dame Football Tailgate Mailbag: Vanderbilt Edition
We asked our fans to submit some questions this week via Twitter and they responded with some great ones. To get prepared for today’s game with Vanderbilt we…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Vanderbilt ’18
What a difference a week makes in terms of perception. Last week at this time we were all wondering how Notre Dame could use its next three games…
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Notre Dame vs. Vanderbilt: Key Matchups as Irish Look to Bounce Back
Week three of the 2018 Notre Dame football season has the Irish remaining at home to face the Vanderbilt Commodores for the first time in a generation. It’s…
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Notre Dame Faces Unexpected, Early Gut Check vs. Vanderbilt
We are going to know what kind of football team Notre Dame is going to be very early on Saturday afternoon. And not just because of the earlier…
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Notre Dame – Wake Forest Game Time, TV Announced
The game time and television broadcast for the Notre Dame Wake Forest game next weekend was announced on Monday and Irish fans can brief a slight sigh of…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Ball State ’18
Notre Dame had a chance to beat up on a team from the MAC, get their starters some rest, and give their backups some valuable experience. They didn’t…
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Notre Dame Surprisingly Holds Steady at #8 in Polls
Notre Dame was not very impressive this weekend against a MAC opponent. That kind of performance usually leads to a drop in the rankings. For Notre Dame this…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Ball State ’18
I picked a hell of a time to revive this column, didn’t I? First week back and it was trying to find 5 things I didn’t like in…
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Brian Kelly Talks About Notre Dame’s Disappointing Ball State Performance
Brian Kelly spoke to the media immediately following Notre Dame’s disappointing performance against Ball State on Saturday. Kelly’s Fighting Irish played an uninspired and lifeless 60 minutes of…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Waste Opportunity vs. Ball State
Notre Dame entered Saturday ranked 8th in the country and as a 34.5 point favorite overly a lowly MAC opponent. Notre Dame will exit the weekend with a…
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Notre Dame – Ball State Highlights: Irish Barely Beat Mighty MAC
A week after a thrilling win over Michigan to start the season, Notre Dame turned in an uninspired performance that nearly ended in disaster. The Irish, a 34.5…
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Tim Tebow Thinks Notre Dame is “A Little Over Rated”
Since it’s a slow week with Ball State on the schedule and there isn’t a whole lot to really get upset about, here’s a little bit to get…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Ball State ’18
Notre Dame is back in action this week following their season opening victory over Michigan. The Irish were inexplicably the underdog to a Michigan team that really has…
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New Starters Already Paying Dividends for Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s star players rose to the occassion on Saturday in the Irish’s big win over Michigan. Jerry Tillery, Tevon Coney, Julian Love, Brandon Wimbush, and their other…
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Notre Dame Football’s Depth Chart for Ball State
Notre Dame released an official depth chart this week after both the Irish and Wolverines decided against doing so last week. Not a whole lot has changed from…
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Notre Dame, Brandon Wimbush Can Build on Week 1 Performance
2018 always was and still is going to come down to how improved Brandon Wimbush is for Notre Dame. That might be too much pressure and it might…
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Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 After Michigan Win
It did not take long for Notre Dame to jump back into the top 10. All it took was a win over rival Michigan to start the season…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame vs. Michigan ’18
Notre Dame had a near perfect start to their 2018 season this weekend. They beat the #14 ranked Michigan Wolverines 24-17 in front of a raucous home crowd…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Michigan ’18
We’re reviving an old column here this season with the return of 5 Things I Liked, and 5 Things I Didn’t Like. There was a lot to like…
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Notre Dame DT Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa Breaks Foot, May Miss Season
Notre Dame did not make it out of their week one battle with Michigan unscathed we learned on Sunday. Sophomore nose tackle Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa suffered a broken foot…