Frank Vitovitch
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#20 Christian Lombard – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
After redshirting as a true freshman in 2010 and playing a reserve role in 2011, Christian Lombard stepping into the starting lineup last year and started all 13…
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Kelly Highlights Key Position Battles for Notre Dame
Brian Kelly is excited about the depth and talent that he and his staff have assembled on the Notre Dame roster for 2013. That much was clear on…
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Brian Kelly Contract Extension Imminent
When Brian Kelly met with the media on Friday to kick off Notre Dame’s 2013 fall camp, his contract was a hot topic following his NFL flirtation this…
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Matt Dickerson Commits to Notre Dame Too
The Notre Dame recruiting train continued to steam forward on Saturday with a second commitment in as many days when California defensive lineman Matt Dickerson selected the Irish…
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Richard Yeargin III Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its 16th for the class of 2014 late Friday night when Florida linebacker Richard Yeargin III committed to the Irish over his home state…
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Brian Kelly Kicks off Notre Dame’s 2013 Fall Camp
Set to start his fourth season as the head coach of Notre Dame on Monday, head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media on Friday to kick off 2013…
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#21 Elijah Shumate – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Our countdown of the Top 25 Notre Dame football players for 2013 continues today by sticking on the defensive side of the ball for a 4th straight selection…
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Notre Dame Ranked 11th in Pre-Season Coaches Poll
Fresh off a run to the national championship game, but also still reeling from the loss of quarterback Everett Golson, Notre Dame opens the 2013 season ranked 11th…
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#22 Jaylon Smith – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Our countdown of Notre Dame’s top 25 players on the 2013 roster roars on today with the inclusion of another true freshman on the defensive side of the…
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#23 Ishaq Williams – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster continues today with a player who is either on the verge of a breakout…
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#24 Max Redfield – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
As we continue our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster, we hit our first true freshman on the list – 5-star…
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#25 CJ Prosise – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
Over the last couple of a weeks a few Notre Dame blogs released lists of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster. We thought…
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Notre Dame to Open Fall Football Camp in Marion
When Notre Dame kicks off their 2013 fall camp a week from tomorrow on August 5, the Irish will do so in Shiloh Park in Marion, Indiana for…
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Notre Dame and Temple Reschedule 2014 Game
Notre Dame and Temple will face off for the first time ever on August 31 and the two schools were set to meet again next year in Philadelphia.…
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Notre Dame Football to Return to Ireland?
Notre Dame’s trip to Ireland to kick-off the 2012 season was such a success that college football will be returning to the Emerald Isle again in 2014 with…
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Manti Te’o Jersey Top Seller Among NFL Rookies
So much for Manti Te’o’s off the field issues affecting his marketability. The former Notre Dame linebacker and college football’s most decorated defensive player of all-time has the…
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TJ Jones, Davaris Daniels Both Make Biletnikoff Watch
On the same day that Notre Dame added a future potential standout wide receiver with the commitment of Corey Holmes, a pair of current Notre Dame wide receivers,…
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Troy Niklas, Ben Koyack Both Make Mackey Watch
As the days of off-season speculation and depth chart engineering dwindle with the season finally drawing near, the pre-season watch list cycle is in full swing the latest…
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Kyle Brindza Named to Groza Watch List
Notre Dame junior kicker Kyle Brindza is the latest member of the Fighting Irish to find himself on a pre-season award watch list after being selected as one…
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Notre Dame Defense Lands 4 on Bednarik, 2 on Maxwell Lists
Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o won last year’s Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player. With four players on the 2013 Bednarik Watch List, the Irish have as…
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Deshone Kizer Flashes Potential at Elite 11 Finals
The unofficial face of the Notre Dame football recruiting class of 2014, Deshone Kizer, was in Oregon last week for the Opening and Elite 11 quarterback competition and…
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Justin Brent Makes Opening Dream Team
Several Notre Dame prospects were on hand in Oregon at the Nike facilities this week to participate in The Opening none of whom appears to have improved his…
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Everett Golson Says He Will Return to Notre Dame
Everett Golson was back in his home town of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over the holiday weekend and confirmed with local reporters that he will be returning to…
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Grant Blankenship Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up another commitment for the recruiting class of 2014 on Friday when Texas defensive end/outside linebacker Grant Blankenship committed to Notre Dame giving them 14…
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Elijah Hood Impresses at The Opening
Notre Dame running back commitment Elijah Hood is on summer vacation right now with school wrapping up for him for the year, but he was on anything but…
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Max Redfield to Get a Look at Wide Receiver?
Notre Dame freshmen have reported to campus and have begun their college careers off the field. One of the prized jewels of this year’s crop of freshman, 5-star…
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Steele Predicting Sugar Bowl for Notre Dame in ’14
The godfather of college football pre-season magazines, Phil Steele, published his first bowl projections for the 2013-14 college football season and even with the loss of Everett Golson,…
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Ready for Prime Time ’13: #1 Prince Shembo
Over the last few weeks we have profiled several Notre Dame players who are ready for prime time in 2013 – players who have already shown the ability…
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Jonathan Bonner Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame received its 13th commitment for the recruiting class of 2014 on Wednesday when OLB/DE Jonathan Bonner committed to Notre Dame after an impressive performance this past…
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Ready for Prime Time: #2 Davaris Daniels
Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing in a 190 pounds, Davaris Daniels has the prototypical build for a wide receiver in a Brian Kelly offense. As the junior…
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Ready for Prime Time ’13: #3 Bennett Jackson
Our countdown of players ready for prime time in 2013 continues today as we switch back to the defensive side of the ball by revisiting the Notre Dame…
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Jerry Tillery Notre Dame’s First ’15 Commitment
Notre Dame’s big recruiting weekend is already paying off for the Irish and the weekend is not even over yet. On Saturday night, Brian Kelly and Notre Dame…
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Torii Hunter Jr’s Recovery Hits Snag
While the incoming freshmen class has arrived on campus and begun their college careers – including receiving their jersey numbers – on 2013 frosh’s career looks like it…
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Huge Notre Dame Football Recruiting Weekend Underway
When we look back on how the Notre Dame class of 2014 was put together on National Signing Day next February, we very well could look back to…
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2013 Notre Dame Football Freshman Numbers
Numbers have been assigned for the 2013 Notre Dame football freshmen team members for all but one incoming frosh and as it is every year, it’s fun to…
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Ready for Prime Time ’13: #4 TJ Jones
TJ Jones made an immediate impact at Notre Dame as a true freshman in 2010. After enrolling early for the spring semester, Jones earned a starting role during…
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Ready for Prime Time ’13: #5 Amir Carlisle
We pick up our series of players ready for prime time in 2013 with a player who has yet to play a single down for Notre Dame since…
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Ready for Prime Time ’13: #6 Keivarae Russell
Today we are kicking off a series of posts that we’ll be running over the next week or two on players who are ready for prime time in…
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Brian Kelly Confirms Tommy Rees is Notre Dame’s ’13 Starting QB
Speculation on who will be starting under center when the Temple Owls visit South Bend on August 31 can come to end. On Wednesday Notre Dame head coach…
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Arizona State Back On 2014 Notre Dame Schedule
Months back news began to circulate that the Notre Dame – Arizona State games in 2015 and 2017 would be casualties of Notre Dame’s new commitment to play…
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DeShone Kizer and Notre Dame’s Quarterback Depth
After weeks and weeks of negative news after negative news, Notre Dame fans were treated to some good news on Tuesday when Toledo native and 4-star dual threat…
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Tommy Rees, The Most Unappreciated Man in the World
Ever since the news broke that Everett Golson would not be enrolled at Notre Dame for the fall semester, Notre Dame message boards have read like an obituary…
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Louis Nix, Stephon Tuitt Deserve Pre-Season Hype
Notre Dame defensive linemen Louis Nix and Stephon Tuitt are racking up pre-season accolades as the pair of linemates prepare for what could be there final campaigns as…
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Vegas Still Loves Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame fans might be all doom and gloom these days since learning that Everett Golson won’t be the starting quarterback for Notre Dame this fall after being…
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Tommy Rees Named Notre Dame’s Starter for ’13 by Brian Kelly – For Now
The internet was a buzz earlier this week when news began to circulate that Brian Kelly named Tommy Rees the starting quarterback for the 2013 season. Turns out…
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Everett Golson No Longer Enrolled at Notre Dame
If the calendar were to read April 1 this headline here would seem like a cruel April’s fool joke. Unfortunately, the calendar reads May 26 and that headline…
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Notre Dame Running Deep and Talented at RB
Running back depth is a hot topic for Notre Dame fans heading into the 2013 season. With the work Brian Kelly and his staff have done at the…
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Elijah Hood Commits to Notre Dame
On the same weekend that a host of former Notre Dame stars kicked off their professional careers, Brian Kelly and Notre Dame hauled in one of the next…
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Riddick, Lewis-Moore Go in Round 6 Too
Another pair of Notre Dame players were selected in the 6th round of Saturday’s NFL Draft when Theo Riddick and Kapron Lewis-Moore both heard their names called before…
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Manti Te’o Drafted #38 Overall by San Diego
Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s draft slide ended very early on Friday night when the San Diego Chargers traded up to the 38th spot to select Notre…