Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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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…
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Everett Golson Named Starting Quarterback
Brian Kelly ended months of speculation on Thursday night by naming sophomore Everett Golson the starting quarterback for Notre Dame in 2012. The athletically gifted South Carolina native…
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Frosh Neal, Russell Earn Starting Jobs
Everett Golson wasn’t the only Irish underclassman to be named a starter for the 2012 season on Thursday night. Freshmen Davonte Neal and KeiVarae Russell also earned starting…
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7 Questions on Offense Heading into the Season
With just a little over a week to go before the start of the 2012 season, Notre Dame has several questions looming whose answers will determine if we…
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Official 2012 Notre Dame Primer Released
Notre Dame’s official YouTube channel released the official 2012 season primer today just in case anyone needed to get a little more hyped up for the upcoming season.…
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Lo Wood Reportedly Out for Year
Notre Dame’s already thin depth at cornerback reportedly suffered a crushing blow on Monday when junior corner Lo Wood suffered was is being called a season ending Achilles injury leaving…
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6 Impact Freshmen for 2012
Notre Dame’s recruiting class of 2012 was marred by late defections and near misses, but despite the end of the cycle disappointment, the Irish signed several freshman who…
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Meet the 2012 Freshmen
Hey there. So it’s been a little while since we last chatted, but with the season right around the corner, we are going to make an effort to…
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2012 Notre Dame Football Roster
The 2012 Notre Dame football roster was a gathering of exceptional talent and determination, defining a season that would become one of the most memorable in the program’s…
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Notre Dame Adds Jaylon Smith, Isaac Rochell
Notre Dame’s defensive recruiting heated up in a big way this week with the Irish adding a pair of stud defensive recruits in 5-star Jaylon Smith and 4-star…
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Harrison Smith’s Journey Continues
From a man without a position to a first round draft pick. The collegiate portion of Harrison Smith’s collegiate career closed on Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings…
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2012 Blue Gold Game Highlights
Notre Dame completed spring practice for 2012 over the weekend with the annual Blue-Gold game and while there is plenty to dissect from the game over the next…
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Brian Kelly Blue-Gold Press Conference
Brian Kelly concluded Spring Practice for 2012 on Saturday by addressing the media after the annual Blue-Gold game and while there was plenty for him to be happy…
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The Shirt 2012 Unveiled
The annual edition of “The Shirt” was unveiled on Friday and recent Notre Dame great Golden Tate is featured on the front with Robert Hughes, Allen Pinkett, and…
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6 Upper Classmen Needing a Big Spring
As we continue trucking on to the end of spring practice for 2012, here’s a quick look at some upper classmen who Notre Dame need to finish this…
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Samardzija Shines in ’12 Season Debut
Former Notre Dame All American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija was sharp in his 2012 season debut for the Chicago Cubs tossing 8 2/3 innings before giving way to…
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Spring ’12 – Week 3 Video Recap
Here’s the weekly recap of Notre Dame Spring Practice videos with three sets of practice clips and interviews with Brian Kelly and Chuck Martin. Week 3 Notre Dame…
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Replacing Floyd A Group Eifert
While Michael Floyd is busy getting ready to hear his name called on the first night of the 2012 NFL Draft, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and…
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7 Intriguing For Notre Dame This Spring
As Notre Dame pushes into the final stages of spring practice for 2012, we look at some players on the roster whose role for the 2012 is still…
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Devin Butler Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up another verbal commitment for the recruiting class of 2013 on Wednesday in the form of Washington DC native cornerback/wide receiver Devin Butler. Devin Butler…
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Spring ’12 – Day 8 Video A Little Bit of Everything
We’ve reached the half way point in spring practice with just seven practices , including the Blue-Gold game, remaining. Today’s practice video is a little bit of a…
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Spring ’12 – Week 2 Video Recap
Notre Dame wrapped up its second week of spring practice over the weekend with the first full contact scrimmage of the spring. We posted some thoughts on yesterday’s…