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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Bennett Okotcha Flips to Oklahoma
According to multiple recruiting services, cornerback Bennett Okotcha has switched his verbal commitment to Oklahoma and will sign with the Sooners on National Signing Day this Wednesday. The…
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Michael Floyd, Harrison Smith Named Captains
In Brian Kelly’s first season at Notre Dame he announced captains on a week by week basis. In year two, Notre Dame will have the same two captains…
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Notre Dame Passes Out Some Hardware
The first annual football banquet of the Brian Kelly era at Notre Dame featured a different format than years past. Notre Dame handed out its traditional awards, but…
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Theo Riddick Returning to Running Back?
The most prominent position change Brian Kelly made when he took over the Fighting Irish last year was moving Theo Riddick from wide receiver to running back. A…
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Everyone Wants to Take the 5th
When Brian Kelly met with the media on Friday to wrap up the 2010 season, he announced that all seniors with eligibility remaining have applied for 5th years. …
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David Ruffer Earns Scholarship
When Brian Kelly addressed the media on Friday to wrap up the 2010 season, he gave Notre Dame fans an answer to a question that has been widely…
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Stephon Tuitt Back in the Fold for Notre Dame
A little over 24 hours after 5-star recruit Stephon Tuitt switched his verbal commitment from Notre Dame to Georgia Tech, the bruising defensive end flipped again – this…
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Notre Dame Loses Stephon Tuitt
January has been full of excellent news for Notre Dame on and off the field, but Tuesday the Irish received a dose of bad news when 5-star defensive…
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Notre Dame Recruits Improve Stock at All Star Games
Notre Dame, as usual, was well represented in the various all star games this year and several Notre Dame commitments improved their stock on recruiting sites with impressive…
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A Look Back at Early Enrollment at Notre Dame
It wasn’t that long ago that Notre Dame didn’t allow football recruits to enroll in January to get a head start on their careers. In fact, until Charlie…
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Notre Dame Picks Up Lineman Chase Hounshell
Notre Dame’s recruiting class of 2011 is quickly becoming an embarrassment of riches in the trenches after the Irish picked up another lineman Monday. Former Florida commitment Chase…
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Five Set to Enroll Early at Notre Dame
Tomorrow five commitments from the recruiting class of 2011 will enroll at Notre Dame for the spring semester – a group that could help define the 2011 season…
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Aaron Lynch Commits to Notre Dame
The roller coaster recruiting saga of Aaron Lynch has come to and end. According to several media outlets, Lynch, one of the nation’s elite defensive ends, has committed…
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Update: Ishaq Williams Commits to Notre Dame
UPDATE: Williams will not be visiting Penn State as previously reported and has committed to Notre Dame. Per the NY Post’s Zach Brazille’s Twitter feed, “Williams had set…
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28 and Counting for Floyd
During Notre Dame’s 33-17 win over Miami in the Sun Bowl on New Year’s Eve junior wide receiver Michael Floyd broke the Notre Dame career record for receiving…
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Ishaq Williams Still Undecided
Four star defensive end/outside linebacker recruit Ishaq Williams was set to make his college decision at the Army All American Bowl Saturday. Three days later, however, the prized…
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Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown Hall of Fame Finalists
The 2011 NFL Hall of Fame finalists were announced on Monday and former Notre Dame greats Tim Brown and Jerome Bettis made the cut. Both Fighting Irish legends,…
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NFL Decision Coming For Michael Floyd
According to NBC’s Keith Arnold, Notre Dame junior wide receiver Michael Floyd will let head coach Brian Kelly know whether he will come back to Notre Dame for…
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FSU Out of It for Aaron Lynch, Others In?
The recruitment of Aaron Lynch took another turn on Monday with news of Florida State being completely out of the running. According to the News Press of South…
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Notre Dame Picks Up OL Nick Martin
Starting left tackle Zack Martin’s brother, Nick, had been committed to play for Kentucky since August, but according to multiple reports on Monday, the younger Martin brother decommitted…
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Michael Floyd Still Undecided About NFL
Star Notre Dame wide receiver is still undecided on whether or not he will be entering the NFL Draft or coming back for a senior season in South…
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Notre Dame Visit Back on Tap for Aaron Lynch
All was pretty quiet on the Aaron Lynch front on Sunday, but Blue and Gold Illustrated reported late Sunday night that Lynch’s weekend visit to Notre Dame is…
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Aaron Lynch Reportedly Decommitted from FSU
Earlier Saturday Aaron Lynch told some reporters that he planned on making a decision Saturday. Well, the star defensive end recruit did make a decision, but he still…
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Report: Aaron Lynch Deciding Tonight?
The wild ride that is the recruitment of Aaron Lynch could be coming to a close tonight according to several reports that the star defensive end will now…
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How Many Scholarships Are Left for ’11?
A wild week of news has Notre Dame’s scholarship picture a little unclear. NFL departures, transfers, and new recruits have all affected the total number of available scholarships…
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Aaron Lynch Opens Recruiting, Plans Notre Dame Visit
One of the most interesting recruiting battles of the year took an unexpected turn on Friday when star defensive end prospect Aaron Lynch decided to open up his…
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Jim Harbaugh Leaves Stanford, Heads to NFL
As expected, Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh decided to leave Palo Alto and accepted the vacant head coaching position for the San Francisco 49ers. Harbaugh left Stanford after…
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Alex Bullard Transferring to Tennessee
According to various internet reports, Notre Dame sophomore offensive guard Alex Bullard is transferring from Notre Dame to Tennessee after being released from his scholarship yesterday. Bullard lost…
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Andrew Luck Returning to Stanford
Stanford’s Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback surprised a lot of people on Thursday when he announced he will be returning for his senior season. Luck, widely regarded as the…
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UM OL Commit In Contact with Notre Dame
Whenever there is a coaching change, there is almost always some sort of recruiting fall out and it looks like Michigan’s loss in the wake of Rich Rodriguez’s…
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It’s Official, Kyle Rudolph to the NFL
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Last night reports began to surface that Notre Dame junior tight end Kyle Rudolph was opting to forgo his senior season and declare…
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Michigan Officially Fires Rodriguez
Michigan, one of Notre Dame’s biggest rivals, is officially looking for a head coach for the second time in three years after officially firing Rich Rodriguez and his…
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Notre Dame a Finalist for Chase Hounshell
Last year Notre Dame was able to pry OT Tate Nichols away from Stanford late in the recruiting and it looks like they have a chance to flip…
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Reports: Kyle Rudolph Heading to NFL
Notre Dame got its first bit of bad news on Tuesday night when reports began surfacing that junior tight end Kyle Rudolph has decided to forgoe his senior…
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Notre Dame Upends #9 UConn 73-70
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Notre Dame survived foul trouble and poor free throw shooting in the final minute to hang to a 73-70 win over the 9th…
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Coaching Carousel Could Affect Irish Foes
(UHND) – Last year Notre Dame was one of the major players in the yearly coaching carousel in college football after firing Charlie Weis and luring Brian Kelly…
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Williams, Allen Invited to NFL Combine
While most of the attention from NFL scouts has landed on Michael Floyd and Kyle Rudolph as far as Notre Dame prospects are concerned, there are other draft…
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NFL Decision Looms Large for Floyd, Rudolph
(UHND) – With the Sun Bowl victory capping off Notre Dame’s late season resurgence, the attention of Notre Dame fans now turns to the decisions juniors Michael Floyd…
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Floyd Breaks Samardzija’s Record
El Paso, TX (UHND) – If yesterday’s Sun Bowl was the final game for Michael Floyd in a Notre Dame uniform, the junior wide receiver went out in…
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Initial Impressions: Notre Dame 33, Miami 17
Wow. What a way to end the season for Notre Dame. After a surprising three game winning streak to end the season, Notre Dame capped off its last…
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Report: Charlie Weis “Likely” Headed to Florida
While Notre Dame was busy jumping out to a 27-3 first half lead over Miami in the Sun Bowl, the newswires were busy with reports of Charlie Weis…
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Abromitas Leads Irish in Upset of #9 Georgetown
Notre Dame, IN – Notre Dame opened its Big East conference schedule with an upset of 9th ranked Georgetown on Wednesday. Lead by senior Tim Abromaitis, the 15th…
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Golson’s Senior Year Highlights Impressive
A new highlight reel of quarterback commitment Everett Golson has been posted to YouTube and this one is much more impressive than the previous videos of the dual…
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IBG – It’s Always Sunny in El Paso Edition
The final Irish Blogger Gathering of the season has a new twist to it. Subway Domer hosts the last IBG of 2010, but readers are asked to weigh…
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Floyd, Rudolph Considering NFL
Brian Kelly hasn’t addressed the subject of Michael Floyd and Kyle Rudolph’s potential early departure for the NFL this season, but on Monday he told reporters that both…
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Notre Dame Adds Bennett Okotcha
When Kerry Cooks and Brian Kelly traveled to Texas last week to extend a scholarship offer to running back Cam McDaniel, they ended up offering his teammate, cornerback…
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Sun Bowl Sells Out in Record Time
Last year the Sun Bowl set a record by selling out with 10 days before kick-off. This year the Sun Bowl sold out less than 24 hours after…
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Notre Dame Will Face Miami in Sun Bowl
Notre Dame found out its bowl fate on Sunday. After West Virginia and UConn both won Saturday night, all signs pointed to a Sun Bowl match-up with Miami. …
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Everett Golson Highlights
Everett Golson has some pretty impressive highlight reels to go along with his gaudy stat lines. Here are some highlights of Notre Dame’s newest signal caller. General Highlight…
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Everett Golson Commits to Notre Dame
Myrtle Beach quarterback Everett Golson was committed to North Carolina since February, but lingering concerns over the NCAA investigation in Chapel Hill got the dual threat signal caller…