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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Kelly Adds Paul Longo as Director of Strength and Conditioning
Brian Kelly and Notre Dame announced the hiring of Paul Long as the director of strength and conditioning for the Irish football program along with the addition of…
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Recruiting Highlights Assistants’ Immediate Plans
Notre Dame officially announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches to Brian Kelly’s first staff on Tuesday – Chuck Martin, Mike Elston, and Mike Denbrock. Each had…
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Denbrock, Martin, and Elston Added to Irish Staff
Notre Dame officially announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches to first year head coach Brian Kelly’s inaugural staff. Former Irish assistant Mike Denbrock (tight ends), former…
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Projecting Jimmy Clausen
With the dust settling on the hiring of Brian Kelly as the new head coach, its time to catch up on some news and events from the past…
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Brian Kelly’s Immediate To Do List
Now that Notre Dame has it’s head coach, the real work begins. Brian Kelly will be introduced as the next head coach for Notre Dame Friday afternoon and…
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Reactions to Notre Dame Hiring Brian Kelly
Notre Dame is receiving overwhelming positive press on the hiring of Brian Kelly. Kelly will officially be introduced as the Notre Dame head coach later today, but here…
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Golden Tate Wins Biletnikoff
Notre Dame junior wide receiver Golden Tate became the first Golden Domer to win the Biletnikoff Award on Thursday night winning the award over Texas’s Jordan Shipley and…
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Notre Dame Coaching Search Still Unclear
Things didn’t get any clearer on the Notre Dame coaching front on Wednesday. After reports on Tuesday that a deal with Brian Kelly was on the verge of…
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More Smoke to the Brian Kelly Fire
The supposed interview that was to take place between Notre Dame and Brian Kelly never happened Tuesday, but speculation hasn’t cooled that Kelly will be the next head…
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Report: Brian Kelly to Interview Tuesday
Notre Dame could be close to zeroing on its next head coach with reports Monday that Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly would be interviewing for the open position…
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Clausen, Tate Heading to NFL
Notre Dame juniors Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate announced that they will both forgo their senior seasons at Notre Dame and enter the NFL Draft in April on…
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Brown Wants Jon Gruden at Notre Dame
Notre Dame legend Tim Brown was interviewed by ESPN Radio on Wednesday to get his opinion on the open head coaching position in South Bend and the last…
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Louis Nix Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame received some great recruiting news on Tuesday that no one could have seen coming. Four star defensive tackle recruit Louis Nix verbally committed to Notre Dame…
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Brian Kelly Not Talking About Notre Dame… Yet
Brian Kelly’s name has been closely associated with the Notre Dame head coaching position before the position was even open. Rumors have been rampant that Kelly is one…
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Swarbrick on Firing Charlie Weis
ESPN scored an exclusive interview with Notre Dame athletic director about his decision to recommend firing Charlie Weis and the coaching search that is under way in South…
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Swarbrick Outlines What He is Looking For
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick didn’t give fans and media an exact blueprint of what he is looking for in Charlie Weis’s successor, but he did give some…
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Which Irish Assistants Could be Back?
Whenever a coaching change is made, the head coach isn’t the only one who faces some uncertainty – all of his assistants are suddenly in search of a…
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Tate Still Debating NFL Decision
Golden Tate’s NFL future could be decided as early as Friday according to the star junior wide receiver on Monday. While talking about the firing of head coach…
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Rob Ianello Discuss His Interim Role
In the process of announcing the dismissal of Charlie Weis as the head coach of Notre Dame on Monday, the University also announced that Rob Ianello “responsibility for…
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Swarbrick Discusses Charlie Weis Firing
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick addressed the media Monday night to officially announce the firing of head coach Charlie Weis. Here are some highlights from the Irish…
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Initial Impression – Notre Dame at Stanford
It’s tough to really get into the X’s and O’s of Saturday’s season finale, but here are some thoughts about an actual football game instead of another post…
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NFL Teams Courting Weis Already?
Notre Dame hasn’t made any official statements about Charlie Weis’s future in South Bend, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning out story after story about…
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Another Sign of the Inevitable
As if we needed any more signs that Charlie Weis coached his last game for Notre Dame on Saturday Night, the soon to be former head man for…
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Rumors Flying: Bob Stoops Interested in Notre Dame Head Coaching Position?
Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops’ is rumored to be at the top of Notre Dame’s wish list to replace Charlie Weis (Photo – IconSMI) While Notre Dame is…
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Initial Impressions – UConn at Notre Dame
Another tough loss for a Notre Dame team that had BCS aspirations just a few weeks ago. The loss drops the Irish to 6-5 and more than likely…
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Weis Deserves Proper Send Off
Notre Dame, IN – Saturday’s game against Connecticut could very well be the last game coached in Notre Dame Stadium by current head coach Charlie Weis. Should that…
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Buckle Up, It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride
While Jack Swarbrick is saying he won’t evaluate the football program until after the season and Charlie Weis is saying that he is going about business as usual…
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Corwin Brown Sounds Off
Corwin Brown met with the media yesterday, and before answering their questions, the Irish defensive backs coach/co-defensive coordinator went off about Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo’s comments from…
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Initial Impressions – Navy at Notre Dame
Here are my initial impressions from the aftermath of yesterday’s loss to Navy. My apologies for posting these late, but I would have worn out the $#%?!@ keys…
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Michael Floyd Cleared to Play
Not all of the injury news on Tuesday was bad for Irish fans. Charlie Weis announced that super star wide receiver Michael Floyd was medically cleared for action…
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Dayne Crist Out for the Season
Notre Dame fans received some bad news on the injury front Tuesday when Charlie Weis announced that sophomore backup quarterback Dayne Crist tore his ACL in last weekend’s…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 8
Not a whole lot of changes in the weekly UHND Opponent Poll this week, but Pitt is creeping up on USC for the #1 spot after the Trojans…
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The Notre Dame Recruiting Numbers Game
With 17 verbal commitments after Monday’s news of Giovanni Bernard’s pledge to the Irish, Notre Dame is quickly running out of room at the in for the Class…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 7
Pitt solidifies itself as the #2 team in the UHND Opponent Poll this week after demolishing South Florida at home. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Record Previous Next…
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Giovanni Bernard Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up commitment #17 on the season on Monday with Saint Thomas Aquinas running back Giovanni Bernard. The Fort Lauderdale native visited Notre Dame for the…
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Initial Impressions – Boston College at Notre Dame
Notre Dame improved to 5-2 on the season with another last minute minute this weekend topping Boston College 20-16. Brian Smith sealed the Irish victory with his first…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes 10/20
Weis wrapped up the USC game and previewed this weekend’s Boston College game at his weekly Tuesday press conference. Here are some highlights and notes. Robby Parris had…
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USC Weekend Recruiting Roundup
There was a ton of talent from the Class of 2010 on hand for Notre Dame’s heartbreaking loss to USC this weekend. Despite the tough loss for the…
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Notre Dame adds Tai-ler Jones
Notre Dame’s big recruiting weekend has netted the Irish a commitment already in the form of four star wide receiver Tai-ler Jones. Jones, the son of former Notre…
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Initial Impressions – USC at Notre Dame
Notre Dame took another game down to the wire on Saturday, but for the second time this season came out on the wrong end of a thrilling game. …
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’09 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 5
Not a whole lot of movement in this week’s opponent poll. Washington State did retake the 12th spot after getting blown out by Oregon though. 2009 UHND Opponent…
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Initial Impressions – Washington at Notre Dame
After making the long trip home from South Bend and rewatching the game, here are my initial impressions from Notre Dame’s latest last minute victory. All three of…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes – Washington Preview
Charlie Weis met with the media for his weekly Tuesday press conference and addressed the health status of his team as well as their preparation for this weekend’s…
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’09 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 4
Washington tumbles and Stanford surges in the latest UHND Opponent Poll. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Record Last Week Next Comments 1. #4 Southern Cal Trojans 3-1 1…
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Lessons Learned – Notre Dame at Purdue
This week’s Lessons Learned column comes a bit late, but here are my final thoughts on Notre Dame’s win over Purdue. Clausen has a ton of heart. Needless…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes – Purdue Wrapup
Charlie Weis wrapped up Notre Dame’s wild 24-21 win over Purdue with his weekly Sunday press conference. Here are some notes and some video from what Weis had…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 24, Purdue 21
Jimmy Clausen came off the bench to lead Notre Dame to its second fourth quarter comeback in as many weeks Saturday night with a 24-21 victory over the…
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Frank’s Purdue Preview
Notre Dame looks to improve to 3-1 and inch back towards the top 25 this weekend as they travel to West Lafayette. The Irish will limp into Ross…
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Jimmy Clausen Likely, Armando Allen a Game Time Decision
Charlie Weis gave Notre Dame fans a little dose of good news/bad news on Thursday when he told the media that quarterback Jimmy Clausen looked like a go…
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What to Watch For – Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers this weekend. Here’s a guide of what to watch for and a couple matchups to keep…