Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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The Indispensables – 2014 Notre Dame Football Edition
The latest version of the Hollywood blockbuster series the Expendables opened at the box office a couple weeks ago. While the over the hill all-star cast may play…
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Rationale Behind Notre Dame’s 2014 Shamrock Series Uniforms
Yesterday Notre Dame and Under Armour released the 2014 Shamrock Series uniform to fairly positive reviews. I haven’t had time to really post my thoughts on full uniform…
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Brian Kelly Doesn’t Want to Lose to Michigan
Brian Kelly talked to the media for almost 45 minutes on Tuesday during Notre Dame’s 2014 Media Day. While he was asked a lot of question and had…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp ’14 – 8/19 Practice Video
Notre Dame worked out in front of the media on Tuesday as they practiced inside Notre Dame Stadium again before they hold their final two a day session…
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Notre Dame Faces Toughest Schedule in Country in 2014
Notre Dame’s road to a playoff berth in 2014 potentially got a lot tougher on Friday after news of the ongoing academic investigation involving four players broke. That…
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Maurice Clarett Talks to Notre Dame Players
It’s been an interesting few days for Notre Dame football. A day after news broke that an academic investigation was underway into potential academic misconduct involving four current…
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Notre Dame Ranked 17th in ’14 Pre-Season AP Poll
Notre Dame will begin the 2014 season ranked in the same position, 17th, in the AP Poll as they do in the Coaches poll following the release of…
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Notre Dame Returns to Practice Field
Notre Dame returned to the practice field on Saturday for the 15th practice of fall camp 2014 and for the first time since news broke of the ongoing…
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Brian Kelly On the Academic Investigation at Notre Dame
Brian Kelly talked with the media after practice on Saturday for the first time since the news of the ongoing academic investigation at Notre Dame broke. Even though…
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Academic Investigation Could Lead to Major On-Field Impact for Notre Dame
The Notre Dame community was rocked on Friday with the bombshell of an internal investigation into academic misconduct involving four members of the football team. While not much…
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What We Know, Don’t Know After Notre Dame Presser
Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins and Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick held a press conference on Friday evening to address the academic misconduct investigation that Notre Dame confirmed…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp ’14 – An Up Close Look at the DL
Notre Dame was back on the practice field Thursday for another round of two-a-days. Today we get an up close look at all of the youngsters along the…
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Andrew Trumbetti Earns Starting Spot for Notre Dame
While the news of Everett Golson earning the starting quarterback position surprised no one on Wednesday, the news of true freshman Andrew Trumbetti leap frogging junior Romeo Okwara…
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Everett Golson Named Notre Dame’s Starting QB, Again
Consider Everett Golson two for two in quarterback competitions during his last two fall camps, that is of course you think there was a quarterback competition this fall…
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Notre Dame Camp ’14 Position Battles Week 2 Update
We are a little over a full week into fall camp and we are starting to see a little clarity at a few positions that were up for…
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ESPN Spends Day at Notre Dame Fall Camp
The ESPN crew of Rece Davis, Mack Brown, and Danny Kannel spent the day on Notre Dame’s campus Monday as part of their “Bus Blitz”. The World Wide…
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Chris Brown Beginning to Emerge for Notre Dame
When Davaris Daniels missed spring practice due to academic reasons, a golden opportunity was placed in front of the remaining returning Notre Dame wide receivers. One receiver who…
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4 Under the Radar & Late Addition Recruits Making Early Impression
When Brian Kelly was asked about which defensive freshmen can help Notre Dame this fall, he didn’t mention his 5-star linebacker – Nyles Morgan (5 star by Scout)…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp ’14 Practice Report – Day 6
Notre Dame returned the practice fields on campus on Saturday after spending five days at Culver Academy. Brian Kelly also spoke to the media after practice to…
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Brian Kelly Talks First Week of Notre Dame Fall Camp 2014
Notre Dame returned to campus after spending the first five days of their 2014 fall camp at Culver Academy. After the practice session that was open to the…
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Brian Kelly Rode a Horse to Practice Friday
Brian Kelly showed up the practice field at Culver Academy in style on Friday. He showed up on horseback. Watch Kelly ride out on to the field on…
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Brian Kelly Talks Fall Camp ’14 Day 3
Brian Kelly was interviewed by WatchND after practice on Wednesday to give his thoughts on where the Irish are after three days of fall camp. Kelly talked again…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp ’14 – Day 2 Video
Notre Dame was back on the practice field on Tuesday for the second day of the 2014 fall camp at Culver Academy. Notre Dame was again in just…
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VanGorder Talks Early Fall Camp ’14 Defensive Progression
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator talked about the very early impressions from the first two days of training camp at Culver Academy on Tuesday evening. WatchND had the…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp – Day 1 Practice Video
Notre Dame officially kicked off fall camp for 2014 on Monday with the first official practice of the season. The Irish are practicing at Culver Academy to for…
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Brian Kelly Talks Some 2014 Freshmen
When Brian Kelly addressed the media on Friday to officially kick off the 2014 season, he talked very highly about several true freshmen who could be seeing the…
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Springmann Loss Will Press Frosh Into Early Action
Two of the biggest take aways from Brian Kelly’s 2014 season kick-off press conference were the career ending injury senior defensive tackle Tony Springmann and the development of…
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Notre Dame Opens 2014 #17 in Coaches Poll
The USA Today Pre-Season Coaches Poll was released on Thursday with Notre Dame sitting at 17th after finishing the 2013 season ranked 24th following their 9-4 campaign. A…
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Romeo Okwara – ’14 Breakout Candidates
We continue to identify players who could breakout for Notre Dame in 2014 today by taking a look at a player who could potentially provide a huge boost…
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Max Redfield – 2014 Breakout Candidate
Our series on potential breakout candidates for Notre Dame in 2014 continues today with a move to the defensive backfield as we profile sophomore safety Max Redfield. Pedigree…
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2014 Notre Dame Freshman Numbers
With fall camp just around the corner, the annual rite of passage of freshman numbers being assigned has taken place. Irish Illustrated had the original scope earlier this…
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Will Fuller – ’14 Breakout Candidates
If you are starting to notice a trend with our breakout candidates in 2014, you probably get the idea that we think the offense is going to explode…
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Tarean Folston – Breakout Candidates ’14
After running through some players whose careers are coming to a crossroads with time running out for them to make their marks, we started profiling players who could…
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Elijah Shumate – Now or Never ’14
Our series on Now or Never players for Notre Dame in 2014 continues today moving back to the defensive side of the ball with a look at junior…
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John Lattner
It seemed that Notre Dame’s Heisman Trophy winners were following a Westward sojourn. Angelo Bertelli, from Springfield, MA, was the first and next was John Lujack of Connellsville in…
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Now or Never ’14: Chris Brown
Our series on Now or Never players for Notre Dame in 2014 rolls on today by staying at the wide receiver position where we look at junior speedster…
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Keivarae Russell Overlooked by Thorpe Award
Pre-season award watch list season is officially upon us and while Notre Dame has been well represented thus far, one player who might just be one of the…
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Now or Never ’14: Amir Carlisle
We continue our series of players facing now or never type seasons in 2014 for Notre Dame with a move over to the offensive side of the ball…
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Now or Never ’14: Ishaq Williams
For the last few summers we have profiled a set of players who have come to Notre Dame amid high expections about to enter their junior or senior…
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Miles Boykin, 4-Star WR, Commits to Notre Dame
Wednesday was a bit of a roller coaster for Notre Dame. The day started off a pair of elite defenders Justin Hilliard and Jashon Cornell committing to Ohio…
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Ashton White Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its second commitment in as many days on Tuesday when cornerback Ashton White out of Maryland became the third cornerback to become a member…
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Notre Dame – Georgia Another Win for Savvy Jack
Notre Dame Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick has been on a roll for some time now and last week’s announcement of a home and home series with the University…
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One More Chance for Notre Dame to Impress Justin Hilliard
Notre Dame will be hosting 40+ recruits in the class of 2015 and 2016 combined this weekend for the Irish Invasion, but there won’t be as much of…
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4-Star CB Shaun Crawford Commits to Notre Dame
The Notre Dame recruiting train keeps on steaming along as the Irish head into this month’s Irish Invasion with a Father’s Day commitment from Shaun Crawford, a 4-star…
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Nick Coleman Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame added it’s 3rd commitment in less than a week on Thursday with the addition of Ohio cornerback Nick Coleman. Coleman was just a recent recipient of…
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Micah Dew-Treadway Commits to Notre Dame
The Notre Dame class of 2015 continues to take shape after picking up commitment #10 on Wednesday night in the form of Illinois native defensive end Micah Dew-Treadway.…
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Brandon Tiassum Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame hosted Indianapolis native Brandon Tiassum on Sunday just a little over a week after they offered the defensive in-state defensive tackle prospect. That visit was all…
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August Return Still Possible for Jarrett Grace
Jarrett Grace is a player that Notre Dame and new defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder would love to have available for the fall. Grace’s slow recovery from a nasty,…
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Jaylon Smith a Phil Steele 2nd Team All-American
Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Jaylon Smith has Notre Dame fans giddy with excitement over what he will add to the 2014 Fighting Irish defense after an impressive rookie…
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With Barnett Gone, Notre Dame Moves on at Quarterback
Last Memorial Day weekend I was out a pub enjoying a nice Guinness when news broke that Everett Golson would was no longer enrolled at Notre Dame. Last…