Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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IBG: “University of the Naval Academy” Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns this week with Ryan from Her Loyal Sons answering our questions and me answering a set of questions for Aaron Horvath aka @NDSportsBlogger…
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Brian Kelly Talks Navy
Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to talk about Notre Dame’s upcoming matchup this weekend against Navy. Kelly gave out updates on the Irish injury front…
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Notre Dame’s Future Bright at Wide Receiver
Notre Dame has recruited well at the wide receiver position over the last couple of years and that recruiting is already paying dividends for the Irish on the…
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Notre Dame 45, Air Force 10 – 5 Things I Didn’t Like
It’s easy to find things to like in a blowout win like the one Notre Dame had on Saturday against Air Force – and we did just that…
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Notre Dame 45, Air Force 10 – 5 Things I Liked
Notre Dame traveled to Colorado Springs on Saturday and left their high altitude destination on the winning side of a 45-10 rout of Air Force. Anytime there is…
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Tommy Rees Says He’ll Start vs. Air Force
Around this time last year, Notre Dame fans were scared of the prospect of Tommy Rees starting a game in place of the injured Everett Golson. Fast forward…
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Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame’s Emerging Star
Occasionally a 5-star recruit immediately steps into a starting role as a true freshman and shows that his lofty recruiting rankings were dead on. Luckily for Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame vs. USC – 5 Things I Liked
Saturday night’s win over USC wasn’t particularly pretty. In fact, it was one of the uglier wins we’ve seen from the Irish this side of 2007, but any…
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IBG: Win One for Subway Domer Edition
The IBG continues to forge on following the retirement of IBG founder Subway Domer and if there was one Notre Dame blogger who embraced the Notre Dame-USC rivalry…
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Notre Dame vs. Arizona State: 5 Things I Liked
Notre Dame looked sluggish early, but came on strong in the second half Saturday before holding on to a three point victory over #22 ranked Arizona State for…
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Irish Blogger Gathering: Sooner or Later Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns this week with Subway Domer, the godfather of the IBG, answering our questions while we answered some for Mike at ND Nation. Full…
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6 Reasons the Notre Dame Defense is Struggling
To put it mildly, the Notre Dame defense has struggled this year. Through three games the Irish have surrendered 71 points. Last season Notre Dame didn’t give up…
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Irish Blogger Gathering: Time to Get Defensive Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns for another week with Aaron from the UND Blog Strong & True answered our questions on the defense, Tommy Rees, and the running…
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Brian Kelly Talks Michigan State Week
Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to discuss this weekend’s contest with Michigan State as the Irish look to extend their home winning streak to 10…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Purdue ’13
Notre Dame improved to 2-1 on the season this past weekend in an unnecessarily hard fought win over a hapless Purdue team that was a 20 point underdog.…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame @ Purdue
Still playing some catch-up after a busy weekend, but despite another underwhelming performance from Notre Dame, there was still plenty to like from the Irish on Saturday night.…
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Brian Kelly Talks Final Purdue Preparations
Brian Kelly talked about the week of practice and Notre Dame’s final preparations for this weekend’s game against Purdue on Thursday. Video and notes from his media session…
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Irish Blogger Gathering ’13: Let the Kids Play Edition
The Irish Blogger gathering returns this week with Subway Domer kindly answering my questions this week. SD provides some great insights into why the Irish defense is struggling…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan ’13
Notre Dame’s last trip to Ann Arbor ended ugly for the Irish, but despite an overall lackluster performance there were a few bright spots. We’ll get into the…
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Brian Kelly Talks Final Michigan Preparations
Kick-off to Notre Dame and Michigan for the last time (for now at least) in the Big House is less than 48 hours away. Brian Kelly talked to…
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Notre Dame Freshman Report
Everyone is already interested in what freshmen will play every year and what role they will fill. Saturday we got a glimpse of how Notre Dame intends to…
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TJ Jones Has Special Opener for Notre Dame
Senior captain TJ Jones has an expanded role for Notre Dame this year. He’s Tommy Rees’s go to option in the passing game taking the torch from Tyler…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Temple ’13
Yesterday we took a look at 5 things I liked from Notre Dame’s season opening victory over Temple, today we flip the script and look at some of…
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5 Things I Liked: Temple ’13
There was plenty to be concerned about coming out of Notre Dame’s relatively easy 28-6 win to start the season yesterday, but at the same time, there was…
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#1 Louis Nix – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Kick-off to the 2013 season is just over 24 hours away and we have finally reached the top spot in our countdown of the Top 25 Notre Dame…
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#2 Stephon Tuitt – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
With just two spots remaining on our countdown of the top 25 Notre Dame players this year, we had to make the same decision some NFL GMs will…
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#3 Zack Martin – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
At this point, we are racing to the top of our top 25 player poll faster and more furious than Vin Diesel on a quarter mile track. Our…
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#4 Bennett Jackson – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We are less than 48 hours until kick-off and we’re reaching the top spot in our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football…
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#5 Prince Shembo – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We’ve reached the top five with just one remaining offensive player. We’re not jumping back to offense just yet though as our #5 player on our list of…
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#6 TJ Jones – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We only have a few days left before kick-off and we only have a few players left to rank for the 2013 season. After our #6 player, TJ…
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Brian Kelly Talks Temple
Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to talk about Notre Dame’s 2013 season opener this weekend at home against Temple. Here is the full video along…
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#7 DaVaris Daniels – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We are running out of days until the start of the season, and our countdown of the top 25 Notre Dame football players on the 2013 roster continues…
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#8 Chris Watt – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Our countdown of the top 25 football players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster continues to steamroll towards the top spot with our #8 ranked player –…
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Tony Springmann’s Injury Will Impact Notre Dame Defense
Notre Dame suffered another key injury last week when Brian Kelly told the media on Thursday that key reserve defensive lineman Tony Springmann would be lost for the…
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TJ Jones, Zack Martin, Bennett Jackson 2013 Notre Dame Captains
At the end of last week, Brian Kelly named the captains for the 2013 Fighting Irish and the trio he and the coaching staff selected shouldn’t come as…
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#9 Sheldon Day – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We are less than a week away from kick-off to the 2013 season and we are into the single digits of our countdown of the top 25 players…
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#10 George Atkinson – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We’ve finally reached the top 10 in our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster with one of the tougher players to…
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#11 Keivarae Russell – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
After a few days off due to some work obligations, we are back to our countdown and are going to be finishing this off at a fast and…
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#12 Matthias Farley – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
After three straight spots were filled on the offensive side of the ball, we move back over to the defense for our #12 player on our countdown of…
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#13 Troy NIklas – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
As we inch towards the top 10 in our countdown of the top 25 Notre Dame football players on the 2013 roster, we come to a player who…
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Brian Kelly Talks Injuries, Week 2 of Notre Dame Fall Camp
Brian Kelly spoke with the media on Saturday and offered almost a full injury report as well as updates at some key positions. Notre Dame worked on primarily…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp 2013 – Day 13 Videos
Notre Dame was back on the practice field on Saturday for Faculty and staff appreciation day with the Irish doing some live 11 on 11 full contact scrimmaging.…
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Danny Spond Ends Football Playing Career
Notre Dame starting DOG LB Danny Spond has officially ended his playing career according to head coach Brian Kelly on Saturday. An exact cause was not given by…
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#14 Tommy Rees – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
After a brief hiatus, our countdown of the top 25 football players on the Notre Dame roster for 2013 continues today with one of the most polarizing and…
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Brian Kelly Talks Position Battles, Depth
Brian Kelly met with the meeting on Monday after day eight of fall camp and Notre Dame’s head coach talked about a number of key positions including safety,…
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#15 Amir Carlisle – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
After spending the last few days running through the linebacking corps, our countdown of Notre Dame’s top 25 players on the 2013 roster moves back over to the…
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#16 Danny Spond – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We stay in the linebacking corps for the third installment in a row of our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster with…
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#17 Dan Fox – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We stay on the defensive side of the ball and in the linebacking corps today as our rundown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame…
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#18 Jarrett Grace – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster rolls on today with a player tasked with replacing the most decorated defensive player…
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#19 Greg Bryant – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We move into the teens in our countdown of the Top 25 Notre Dame Football players for 2013 today with our third freshman to make the list and…