Frank Vitovitch
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Frank Vitovitch
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com.
Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University.
Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times.
Other Published Works/Citations for Frank
Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today
Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report
Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors
Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth
Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports
Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption
Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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Spring ’12 – Day 7 Video Focuses on the Tight Ends
Notre Dame completed its 7th practice of the 2012 spring football season on Saturday with the Irish scrimmaging in full pads for the first time this spring. We…
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Corey Robinson Commits to Notre Dame
The momentum that started on Saturday with the commitments of Colin McGovern and Hunter Bivin continued on Tuesday when Corey Robinson, the son of former NBA legend David…
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Rashad Kinlaw Gives Notre Dame Commit #8
The windfalls of this past weekend’s junior day continue to roll in for Notre Dame after New Jersey athlete Rashad Kinlaw became the fifth commitment since Saturday to…
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Spring ’12 – Day 4 Video Highlights the Slot
Notre Dame posted another practice video after Day 4 of spring practice this year focusing on the hybrid slot wide receiver/running back position the Irish staff created this…
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Quinn, Zbikowski Headline NFL Irish Free Agents
During Brady Quinn’s senior season at Notre Dame, Charlie Weis would tell anyone who would listen that he felt Brady Quinn would be one of the best quarterbacks…
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Recapping a Wild Weekend of Notre Dame Recruiting
If you didn’t logon and check in on the Fighting Irish this weekend, you missed quite a bit. On top of Notre Dame holding it’s first full contact…
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Malik Zaire Commits, Continues Notre Dame’s Weekend Haul
Last year Notre Dame didn’t land its quarterback until the eve of early enrollees reporting to campus in January. This year, the Brian Kelly and Notre Dame were…
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Mike McGlinchey Commitment 3rd OL from Junior Day
Last night I wrote that Notre Dame would be looking to add at least one more offensive lineman in this year’s class after picking up Hunter Bivin and…
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Hunter Bivin Commitment Adds to Weekend Haul
The first major junior day for Notre Dame in 2012 proved to be very fruitful for the Fighting Irish with Kentucky offensive lineman Hunter Bivin joining fellow offensive…
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Colin McGovern Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its 4th commitment of the recruiting class of 2013 on Saturday from Illinois offensive lineman Colin McGovern. McGovern, a 6’7″, 280 lb offensive tackle,…
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Brian Kelly Recaps Day 3 of Spring Football ’12
Brian Kelly briefly addressed the media after day 3 of spring practice 2012 – the first in which the Irish could be in full pads. We have some…
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Spring ’12 – Week 1 Practice Video Roundup
Notre Dame conducted its third practice of the spring – the first of which was in full pads. Here’s a quick recap of all of the practice videos…
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John Goodman Talks About His Last Opportunity
John Goodman talked about trying to seize the last opportunity he has to become the playmaker many felt he had the talent to become coming out of high…
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Manti Te’o Talks About Returning to Notre Dame, Improving
The official Notre Dame YouTube channel has a great interview with Manti Te’o where he reflects on his Notre Dame career, his decision to come back for his…
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Amir Carlisle Out for Spring, Other Injury Updates
Last week we got the good news that Amir Carlisle was granted a waiver by the NCAA to be eligible this fall after his transfer from USC in…
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Troy Niklas to Tight End, Cam McDaniel to Corner, Other Moves
Notre Dame kicked off spring practice this week. Unfortunately this week was ridiculously busy so today I’m going to be going through some spring cleaning and catching up…
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Amir Carlisle Granted Waiver by NCAA
USC transfer Amir Carlisle was granted a waiver by the NCAA to be eligible to play this fall without having to sit out the typical year. (Photo /…
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Notre Dame Back in Prime Time in 2012
Notre Dame played its first home prime time again in over 20 years last fall when they hosted rival USC under the lights of Notre Dame Stadium. Turns…
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Tee Shepard Leaves Notre Dame
Notre Dame suffered a few major decommitments down the stretch in recruiting this year and the hits kept coming at the end of last week when prized corner…
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Jacob Matuska Commit #2 for Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its second commitment for the class of 2013 on Wednesday when “big skill” athlete Jacon Matuska picked the Irish a few days after visiting…
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Chris Badger Starting a New Mission
If I told you Notre Dame just picked up a safety that was originally committed to Stanford and was eligible to participate in fall camp and see the…
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An Early Look at the 2012 Fifth Year Seniors
While the official process for approving 5th year seniors has not yet been completed, it is clear who will be back and who won’t be among those eligible…
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Troy Niklas Moving to Tight End?
Earlier this week some reports began to surface that rising sophomore Troy Niklas was working out with the tight ends during voluntary off-season training after spending his freshman…
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Floyd Impresses in the 40
The off the field questions for Michael Floyd will linger until Draft Day after his alcohol related incidents at Notre Dame, but the only on the field issue…
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Notre Dame Suddenly Has A Surplus of Options
Brian Kelly decided to combine the coaching responsibilities for running backs and slot wide receivers in 2012 because he envisions a combined role for his backs and slot…
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Notre Dame WR Signee Davonte Neal Highlights
As you can probably tell, I had a little free time tonight, so here is a round-up of some highlights from Notre Dame’s newest – and last –…
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Brian Kelly on the Addition of Davonte Neal
Normally we have to wait for weeks or months to hear what Brian Kelly has to say about the latest commitment, but when that commitment comes three weeks…
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Davonte Neal Closes Out Notre Dame Class of ’12
After a bit of drama Tuesday morning, Arizona star wide receiver Davote Neal closed out Notre Dame’s 2012 recruiting class three weeks after National Signing Day came and…
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Notre Dame Loses Greenberry on Signing Day
Notre Dame fans have become accustomed to not receiving a lot of good news on Signing Days over the years save for a few surprises here and there, but on…
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Gunner Kiel to Enroll at Notre Dame?
After a few weeks without much positive news on the recruiting front for Notre Dame, the Irish may have pulled off the coup of the recruiting year. According…
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Notre Dame in Final 2 for Keivarae Russell
Notre Dame received a little bit of more good recruiting news on Monday when running back Keivarae Russell whittled his list of schools down to two with the…
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Down the Stretch We Come – Defense
Over the weekend we took a look at what the numbers game looked like for Notre Dame as it enters the final stretch of recruiting for this year’s…
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Down the Stretch We Come – Remaining Offensive Targets
After two and a half months without any commitments, Notre Dame picked up a pick one yesterday from offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley. Will Stanley’s commitment be what gets…
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Down the Stretch We Come – Numbers for ’12
With the commitment of Ronnie Stanley to Notre Dame earlier this week, the question of how many remaining spots Notre Dame has left has come up. Here’s a…
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Ronnie Stanley Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up a much needed verbal commitment on Thursday when four star offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley selected Notre Dame over Arkansas and Nebraska. Stanley, Rivals’ #19…
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Manti Te’o Returning for Senior Season
Christmas Day is still two weeks away, but Notre Dame fans were treated to an early Christmas present on Sunday when junior linebacker Manti Te’o announced he would…
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An Up Close Look at Stanford
Notre Dame heads to the west coast this week to take on the 4th ranked Cardinal from Stanford. In preparation for this year’s huge season finale, we exchanged…
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IBG – Wounded, Perhaps Angry Birds Edition
This week’s Irish Blog Gathering is brought to us by the guys over at Her Loyal Sons. Having actually seen the uniforms in the wild on Saturday night,…
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Senior Day Story Lines
Saturday marks the last home game for a senior class that came to Notre Dame on the heels of the 3-9 season of 2007. Baring a major late…
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An Up Close Look at Boston College
Last week we brought everyone a closer look at Maryland with a Q&A with the Maryland blog Turtle Droppings. This week we have a closer look at Notre…
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Eifert, Floyd Named Award Semifinalists
A pair of Notre Dame offensive weapons were named semifinalists for awards honoring the best player at their respective positions on Monday when junior tight end Tyler Eifert…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 45, Maryland 21
Notre Dame improved to 3-0 in its yearly off-site home game with a relatively easy victory over Maryland on Saturday night – the third blowout win for the…
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Steve Filer Done For the Season
Steve Filer’s Notre Dame career has come to a disappointing end. Brian Kelly confirmed on Thursday that Filer suffered an ACL injury in a non-contact drill that will…
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An Up Close Look at Maryland
Today we are lucky to have some insights into this weekend’s opponent, Maryland, from one of the bloggers over at TurtleDroppings.com – a blog devoted to Maryland football…
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IBG – (Sham)rocking Some New Headgear Edition
This week’s Irish Blog Gathering, hosted by We Never Graduate, looks at the new uniforms and helmets Notre Dame has been introducing and looks at possible other enhancements…
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8 Facing Important Final Quarter
Notre Dame is through the first three quarters of the 2011 season and while there is still plenty left to be played for this season, it’s never too…
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Braxston Cave Out for the Year
Notre Dame suffered a big loss along the offensive line this past weekend after head coach Brian Kelly announced that senior center Braxston Cave would be out for…
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Another New Helmet for Notre Dame
Look out Oregon, Notre Dame will be wearing its 4th different helmet of the season this weekend when the Irish travel to Washington, DC to host the Maryland…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 24, Wake Forest 17
Notre Dame’s first trip to Winston-Salem ended with a win in an up and down performance that showed once again that the 2011 Fighting Irish are still very…
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IBG – Wake Up the Demon Edition
Notre Dame makes it’s first trip to Winston-Salem this weekend to face the Demon Deacons for the first time and the guys over at Gameday 40 are hostingthis…