Frank Vitovitch
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How Brian Kelly Balances Work And Life
We are continuing to post a series of interviews from Seth Davis with Brian Kelly this morning. In this clip, Head coach Brian Kelly reveals why he moved…
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Report: Louis Nix Headed to NFL
Notre Dame tackle Louis Nix has reportedly signed with a NFL agent today thus forgoing a potential 5th year of eligibility and will be headed to the NFL…
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Report: Notre Dame to Play in Pinstripe Bowl
According to CBS report, Notre Dame has reportedly accepted a bid to play in the Pinstripe Bowl later this month – a somewhat surprising announcement given that multiple…
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Brian Kelly Talks About the Manti Te’o Hoax
Earlier this week we posted part 1 of Seth Davis’s recent interview with Brian Kelly in which Kelly talked about changing the culture at Notre Dame. Today and…
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IBG: Wrapping up 2013, Looking to 2014
The last Irish Blogger Gathering of the 2013 regular season takes a look back at whether or not the 2013 season was a disappointment, expectations for next year,…
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Michael Floyd’s NFL Star Rising Fast
Over the last three weekends of action in the NFL, Notre Dame great Michael Floyd has gone from a second year player struggling to live up to the…
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Brian Kelly Should Look Within for Next OC
If Brian Kelly looks to promote from within for his next offensive coordinator as he did the last time he had to replace an offensive coordinator, he has…
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Chuck Martin Named Head Coach of Miami of Ohio
Last year the Notre Dame coaching staff was able to maintain complete consistency following their run to the National Championship game. This year, that won’t be the case.…
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Everett Golson To be Re-Admitted to Notre Dame
The long journey back to Notre Dame for dismissed quarterback Everett Golson is almost over with the former starting quarterback on the verge of being re-admitted to Notre…
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Lo Wood, Alex Welch Transferring for 5th Years
The 2014 Notre Dame roster is starting to take shape already and the calendar only reads December 2. On Monday, Irish Illustrated reported that both Lo Wood and…
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Stanford Game Same Old Story for Notre Dame Football 2013
Notre Dame fans hoping to see the Irish pull off the upset as a two touchdown underdog last night were instead treated to the same old story of…
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Notre Dame – Stanford Highlights ’13
Notre Dame fought valiantly last night in Palo Alto, but never could overcome an early hole before finally falling 27-20 to Stanford. The Irish had their chances, but…
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Max Redfield’s Time Could be Now
Notre Dame signed four 5-star players last February. One’s been a starter since day one, one never made it to campus, one had knee surgery and will red-shirt,…
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Elijah Shumate, Eliar Hardy Out for Stanford
Notre Dame’s depth took yet another hit on Friday as news broke that the Irish will be without safeties Eliar Hardy and Elijah Shumate for their showdown with…
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Plenty for Notre Dame Football Fans to Be Thankful For
While this season may pale in comparison to the magical ride of last year’s 12-0 regular season and berth in the BCS National Championship, there is still plenty…
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IBG: Tree Chopping Edition
After a week off, the Irish Blogger Edition in its new and improved format is back for a Thanksgiving Day post. Before you start chowing down and over…
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Brian Kelly Presser Clippings – Stanford ’13
Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to discuss Notre Dame’s upcoming trip to Palo Alto to take on the #8 Stanford Cardinal – Notre Dame’s fourth…
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Jhonny Williams Commits to Notre Dame
The Notre Dame recruiting class of 2014 continues to take shape on the eve of Thanksgiving with Notre Dame picking up commitment #19 for this year’s class in…
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Jarron Jones Emerging at Right Time for Notre Dame
When Notre Dame began fall camp the Irish were loaded at nose tackle. Louis Nix was the clear top NT, an All-American, and likely top 10 NFL Draft…
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A Fitting Finale for Tommy Rees
Of all of the seniors who played their final games in Notre Dame Stadium this weekend, none have had the kind of up and down career of Tommy…
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Blake Barnett Commits to Notre Dame
Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame coaching staff are still hard at work closing out the recruiting class of 2014, but on Sunday they got a huge addition…
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Nick Martin Lost for the Season
Notre Dame suffered another season ending injury this weekend. Starting center Nick Martin suffered what Brian Kelly described as a significant knee injury in the 23-13 victory over…
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Notre Dame Sneaks Back into AP Top 25
With yesterday’s 23-13 win over BYU on senior day, Notre Dame re-entered the AP Top 25 on Sunday at #25 setting the stage for a Top 25…
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Notre Dame Beats BYU 23-13 on Senior Day
The Notre Dame senior class of 2013 became the first senior class to win four straight senior days on Saturday with a 23-13 win over BYU to improve…
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Luke Massa Honoring Matt James with #78
Jaylon Smith isn’t the only Notre Dame football player sporting a new number this weekend. Senior Luke Massa is wearing #78 today in honor of his high school…
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Jaylon Smith to Honor Danny Spond, Wear #13
Migraines forced Danny Spond into early retirement this August robbing him of one last season of college football. That hasn’t stopped the Colorado native from having an impact…
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Notre Dame Senior Day ’13 Primer
Kick-off is just about five hours away for the final home game of the 2013 Notre Dame season – a day in which the Irish will honor a…
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Notre Dame Injury Updates Out of the Bye
Notre Dame used its late season bye week to rest last week – literally. Notre Dame didn’t practice last week because of all of the mounting injuries the…
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Tyler Luatua Has a Top Two
One of Notre Dame’s top remaining targets for the class of 2014, Tyler Luatua has two schools at the top of his list – Notre Dame and Alabama…
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Everett Golson Reapplies to Notre Dame
The process of Everett Golson’s reinstatement to the University of Notre Dame appears to be headed down the home stretch with head coach Brian Kelly announcing that Golson…
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Drue Tranquill Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its first commitment in a few weeks on Tuesday when former Purdue commitment Drue Tranquill decommitted from the Boilermakers and joined Notre Dame’s 2014…
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TJ Jones to go Undrafted? Is Mel Kiper Crazy?
Mel Kiper held a conference call with a number of Notre Dame media folks yesterday and in reading the stories from Blue & Gold and Comcast Sports Chicago,…
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IBG: Bye Bye BCS Edition
I am a little late to the party this week, but here is UHND’s weekly entry for the Irish Blogger Gathering. Like last week, each Notre Dame blogger…
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Notre Dame Stuck in Neutral, For Now
Last weekend’s loss to Pitt had an all too familiar feeling for Notre Dame fans who thought losing to inferior teams was finally a thing of the past…
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Notre Dame vs. Miami (OH) Highlights
Notre Dame easily moved to 1-0 on the season with a 74-62 win over Miami (OH). The Irish were led by Jerian Grant’s 26 point outburst on opening…
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Tarean Folston At the Head of the Pack
Notre Dame has been in search for a true go to back all season long. The Irish have given several upperclassmen chances to lock down the top spot…
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Notre Dame @ Pitt Preview
Notre Dame QB’s: Tommy Rees is getting closer and closer to a high finish in some all-time records for Notre Dame. He could potentially finish in the top…
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Notre Dame’s Full Injury Report for Pitt
Notre Dame has had almost as many players in the training room as on the practice this week after a rash of injuries over the last few weeks.…
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Louis Nix Will Play for Notre Dame This Weekend
After missing the last two weeks with a knee injury, Notre Dame All-American nose tackle Louis Nix will play this weekend when the Irish travel to Pittsburgh to…
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Irish Blogger Gathering: Everything But Panthers Edition
OK, so we changed things up a bit this week for the Irish Blogger Gathering (hopefully Subway Domer doesn’t get mad at us). This week each Irish blogger…
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Injuries Mounting, Depleting Notre Dame’s Depth
The last few weeks have been absolutely brutal for Notre Dame on the injury front. The Irish have suffered a rash of injuries that have ravaged the defensive…
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Brian Kelly Talks Pittsburgh
Brian Kelly held his weekly Tuesday press conference earlier today and updated the media on Notre Dame’s numerous injured players and talked about where the Irish are at…
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Pitt’s JP Holtz Doesn’t Like Notre Dame At All
Coming off what can kindly be called a lackluster defensive performance against Navy, the Fighting Irish defense probably didn’t need a whole lot of extra motivation this weekend…
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Notre Dame – Purdue Series in Doubt?
The Notre Dame-Purdue rivalry dates back over 60 years, with the two having played every year since 1946. However, according to multiple reports on Monday, the series could…
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Notre Dame – Pitt Kickoff Time Set for Primetime
The kickoff time for the Notre Dame – Pitt game this coming weekend at Heiz Field in PIttsburgh has finally been announced by ABC. The Fighting Irish and…
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Notre Dame – Navy Blue Angels Flyover Video
The Blue Angels flyover just before kickoff of yesterday’s Notre Dame – Navy game should have made my list of the 5 Things I Liked post since it…
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Notre Dame – Navy: 5 Things I Liked
Notre Dame improved to 7-2 on the season with a much too close for comfortable victory over the Navy Midshipmen. The Notre Dame defense was carved up for…
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Notre Dame 38, Navy 34 Highlights
Notre Dame eeked out a victory over the Naval Academy yesterday and while it lacked style points, it a win is a win afterall. We’ll have plenty more…
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Danny Spond, A True Notre Dame Man
This year was supposed to be the year that Danny Spond took over the leadership of the Notre Dame defense and elevated his game in preparation for a…
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Troy Niklas Continuing Notre Dame’s Tight End U Tradition
Notre Dame has had its fair share of elite tight ends throughout the history of the program – especially lately with a string of four first and second…