Frank Vitovitch
4747 articles
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Notre Dame 5th in Initial BCS
Earlier on Sunday Notre Dame found itself ranked 5th in both the Harris and Coaches Polls – the two human polls that are used to determine the BCS…
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Golson Concussed, Probable for BYU
Notre Dame starting quarterback Everett Golson was knocked out of yesterday’s game with just under four minutes remaning after sustaining a hit to the helmet that generated an unnecessary roughness…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Stanford 13
Wow. After celebrating Notre Dame’s latest victory – a heart pounding, seven point, overtime thriller – over Stanford, my heart has slowed down enough to put some thoughts…
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Keys to Victory: Notre Dame vs. Stanford ’12
Notre Dame has lost to Stanford the last three years while being tormented by Andrew Luck. Luck is throwing passes on Sundays now, but snapping the Cardinal’s winning…
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That’s a Wrap – Notre Dame vs. Miami ’12
Welcome to a new feature here on UHND.com. Each week we are going to do a recap post of the week’s worth of coverage for the last game…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Miami ’12
It was tough to find five things I didn’t like about a 38 rout of Miami – something I honestly never thought possible heading into the season –…
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5 Things I Liked: Miami ’12
There was a whole lot to like in Notre Dame’s complete and thorough beating of Miami on Saturday night, but here are five things that stood out to…
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ESPN College GameDay Coming to Notre Dame for 2012 Stanford Game
ESPN’s College GameDay is taking its traveling road show to Notre Dame this weekend for #7 Notre Dame’s showdown with 17th ranked Stanford marking the first time the…
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Notre Dame Moves Up To #7 in AP Poll
After the dust settled on a wild Saturday of college football, Notre Dame moved up two spots in the latest AP Poll to #7 in the country. The…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 41, Miami 3
If I had told you three years ago after Tulsa beat Notre Dame that a Brian Kelly coached team would run for almost 400 yards, possess the ball…
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Behind Enemy Lines: Miami ’12
This week’s opponent scouting report comes to us from the guys over at SB Nation’s Miami blog, The 7th Floor Blog. Miami’s Offense This Hurricanes offense is slowly…
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Making Notre Dame’s Shamrock Series Helmet
Notre Dame uniforms for next weekend Shamrock Series showdown with Miami in Chicago caused quite a stir when they were unveiled because of the rather untraditional helmet the…
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Torii Hunter Jr Scouting Video
Notre Dame picked up its 21st verbal commitment for this year’s class over the weekend when wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr, selected Notre Dame during his official visit.…
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Manti Te’o Collecting Weekly Awards
Notre Dame senior linebacker Manti Te’o turned in one of the most dominating performances of his career on Saturday in Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over Michigan and so…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan ’12
Despite improving to 4-0 on the season and ending a 3-game losing streak at the hands of rival Michigan, there were plenty of takeaways from Saturday night’s performance…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan ’12
There was a lot to like – and plenty not to like (more on that later) – in Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over Michigan on Saturday night. This…
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Torii Hunter Jr Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame saw some early returns from its prime time win over Michigan this weekend when 4-star wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr. committed to the Irish on his…
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Notre Dame Moves Into AP Top 10
Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over rival Michigan Saturday was enough to push the Irish into the top 10 for the first time since 2006 after they moved up…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 13, Michigan 6
The Notre Dame defense led the Irish to their first win over bitter rival Michigan since 2008 with a dominating performance that carried a sluggish offense that struggled…
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Notre Dame – ACC Matchups We Can’t Wait to See
Notre Dame fans are going to get very used to seeing ACC teams now that the Irish will be playing 5 games a season against their conference (in…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan State ’12
There’s wasn’t a whole lot not to like in Notre Dame’s win over #10 Michigan State Saturday night, but there were a few areas in which Notre Dame…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan State ’12
Little late this week, but here are 5 things I liked from this weekend’s victory over Michigan State. We’ll have the 5 things I didn’t like from the…
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Jamoris Slaughter Out for the Year
Notre Dame’s win over Michigan State this past weekend was not without cost. The Irish lost the leader of their secondary, 5th year senior Jamoris Slaughter, for the…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Michigan State 3
Notre Dame went on the road and beat a top 10 team for the first time in a long, long time Saturday night with a 20-3 win over…
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Irish Keys to Victory: Michigan State ’12
Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive end Stephon Tuitt (7) in game action. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Purdue Boilermakers by the score of 20-17, at Notre…
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Notre Dame, Sans Football, to the ACC
I go away for work for one day and Notre Dame decides to shake up the college sports world by announcing they will be joining the ACC for…
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Kelly Notebook: Kelly Talks Michigan State
Here are some notes as well as the full video of the weekly presser. Kelly admitted that overall Notre Dame did not play its best football against Purdue…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Purdue ’12
Earlier this week I took a look at some things I liked from the win over Purdue last weekend. Today I examine some of the things I didn’t…
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5 Things I Liked: Purdue ’12
Saturday’s 20-17 win over Purdue left most Notre Dame fans unsure of just how good this year’s squad is, but even with the inconsistency we saw, there were…
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Notre Dame vs. Purdue 2012 Game Highlights
Kyle Brindza kicked Notre Dame to a three point win over instate rival Purdue on Saturday with a last second field goal. Here are some highlights as Notre…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Purdue 17
Notre Dame squeaked out a win over unranked Purdue on Saturday with a last second 27 yard field goal. Here are some initial notes from the victory. Offense…
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Vince Vaughn Celebrates the Notre Dame Win
Before we dig into all of the positives (yes there were some) and negatives (yes there were many) from today’s last second win, here is a video of…
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Irish Keys to Victory – Purdue ’12
Here’s a look at what Notre Dame has to do this weekend in order to leave Notre Dame Stadium with a 2-0 record for the first time since…
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Kelly Notebook: Kelly Talks Purdue ’12
Brian Kelly addressed the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference with Purdue on the agenda for this weekend. On the injury front, Tate Nichols is not…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame – Navy ‘12
Yesterday I posted a list of things I liked from Notre Dame’s season opening win over in Dublin so for the sake of some balance, today I bring…
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Notre Dame Football Notebook – Navy ’12
Here are some notes from Notre Dame’s week one victory over Navy. Kei’Varae Russell became the first true freshman in the history of Notre Dame to start the…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame – Navy ‘12
There was a lot to like in Notre Dame’s 40 point win over Navy yesterday from the play of the running backs to the dominant performances along both…
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Brunch with Brian – Reviewing Navy ’12
Brian Kelly spoke with the media immediately following yesterday’s 50-10 win over Navy and then again on Sunday via teleconference. Here is some video of what he had…
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Post Game Celebration, Dublin Style
Notre Dame players were in good spirits yesterday in Dublin after their 50-10 victory over the Navy Midshipmen. Here is a video of the post game celebration from…
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Notre Dame vs. Navy Game Highlights 9/1/12
Notre Dame opened the 2012 season with its second straight 40+ point win over the Naval Academy. Here are some highlights from Notre Dame’s latest romp over the…
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Initial Analysis – Notre Dame 50, Navy 10
The Emerald Isle Classic went off without much of a hitch for Notre Dame as they cruised to a 50-10 victory over Navy in Aviva Stadium in front…
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Wake Up the Echoes – 2012 Kickoff Edition
The dawn of another season is upon us. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are in Dublin ready to kick off season three of the Brian Kelly Era…
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5 Things I Don’t Want to See in 2012
With the season set to begin in just over 24 hours, here is a quick list of five things we saw entirely too much of in 2011 that…
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Notre Dame Players React to Dublin
Notre Dame landed in Ireland yesterday and based on Twitter, the players are having an amazing time. Here is a sampling of the reactions from the players via…
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The Indispensables – 2012 Edition
For the third year in a row, I am rolling out my yearly list of the 10 most indispensable players on the Notre Dame roster for the upcoming season –…
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8 Could Breakout for Notre Dame in ’12
Often times the difference between a good year and a great year for a team is the number of players who come out of nowhere and become star…
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Te’o, Eifert Headline 2012 Notre Dame Captains
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly announced the captains for the 2012 season on Monday night and senior All Americans Manti Te’o and Tyler Efiert headline the quartet of captains…
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Cierre Wood Suspended for First 2 Weeks
Cierre Wood, Notre Dame’s leading rusher each of the past two seasons, has been suspended for the first two weeks of the season for violating team rules per…
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Cierre Wood Makes Heisman Watch List
Fresh off of his first career 1,000 yard season, senior running back Cierre Wood has found himself on Heisman Pundit’s pre-season Heisman Watch List making himself the first…
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Everett Golson On Being Named Starter
Everett Golson met with the media on Thursday night after Brian Kelly announced that he would be the starting quarterback for the Fighting Irish in 2012. Here’s a…