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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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…
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Notre Dame Could Face Miami in Sun Bowl
We still have to wait a few more days to find out what bowl game Notre Dame will be in this year, but that hasn’t stopped some bowl…
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Notre Dame’s 2010 Bowl Options
Notre Dame’s regular season is complete, but its bowl destination is still far from settled. Several games this weekend could affect the Irish’s holiday plans. Here’s a run…
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Cam McDaniel Highlights
Here are some highlight videos of Cam McDaniel that really highlight his athleticism and versatility. Senior year highlights mainly of McDaniel as a running back. [youtube]d-Fn7_NKrOw[/youtube] Junior year…
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Cam McDaniel Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up it’s 17th commitment of the year on Monday when Coppell, Texas running back Cam McDaniel committed to the Irish when Brian Kelly and Kerry…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 20, USC 16
THE STREAK IS OVER. Despite losing the turnover battle 4-1 and playing half of the game in a driving rain storm, Notre Dame ended USC’s 8 year winning…
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IBG – Southern Cal Edition
This week’s Irish Blogger Gathering is brought to us by OC Domer – a Notre Dame blogger subjected to USC much more than most of us. Be sure…
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Tyler Eifert Named Tight End of the Week
Tyler Eifert’s breakout performance last Saturday night in Yankee Stadium drew the attention of more than just Notre Dame fans. The sophomore tight end was named the John…
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Riddick, Jones Back on Practice Field
The Notre Dame receiving corps could receive a boost with the possible return of both Theo Riddick and TJ Jones for this weekend’s match-up with USC. Riddick, Notre…
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Notre Dame USC Coverage Map
ESPN/ABC released the coverage map for this weekend’s game against USC and from the looks of it, a lot of Notre Dame fans are going to be watching…
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Notre Dame Loses Justice Hayes
Notre Dame lost its fourth commitment of the year on Monday when 4-star running back Justice Hayes committed to Michigan after being committed to Notre Dame for months.…
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Ruffer a Groza Award Finalist
Two years ago David Ruffer was catching passes for Siegfried Hall. Monday the senior place kicker who has hit all 20 field goals he’s attempted over the last…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 27, Army 3
Notre Dame became bowl eligible with a dominating defensive performance in the inaugural football game in Yankee Stadium Saturday night. The Irish defense led the way for the…
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A Look Back At Notre Dame – Army
With Notre Dame and Army set to renew their series in Yankee Stadium, ESPN had a nice video on the history behind the series today. The video above…
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IBG – Big Apple Edition
We get back into the IBG this week as the Irish travel to the Big Apple to take on Army in this year’s neutral site game. 1) Saturday’s…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 27, Tulsa 28
Wow. I don’t think anyone imagined 11 months ago when Brian Kelly was hired that we’d be discussing back to back losses to Navy and Tulsa, but after…
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Crist Injures Knee, Likely Out for Season
Notre Dame, IN – Almost a year to the day of his ACL injury on the turf of the Alamodome, Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist suffered another major…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 23, Pitt 17
Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead for the second week in a row, but this time the Irish needed a late defensive stand to hold on…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 14, Stanford 37
Notre Dame suffered a tough loss Saturday at the hands of Stanford. The Irish were dominated on both lines of scrimmage and struggled to sustain much offense throughout…
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Notre Dame Lands Huge Commit from Tuitt
Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment, perhaps its biggest of the year, on Wednesday when the nation’s #1 ranked strong-side defensive end Stephon Tuitt called head coach…
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(Not So) Initial Impressions – Michigan 28, Notre Dame 24
This week’s initial impressions is coming a little late. The UHND crew was in South Bend this weekend for the game and a lack of internet and some…
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IBG – Michigan Week Edition
Her Loyal Sons hosts this week’s Irish Blog Gathering. Head over there Friday for their answers and check back with them throughout the week for the other responses.…