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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Kyle Rudolph Named Tight End of the Week
Notre Dame’s sophomore tight end Kyle Rudolph was named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week. Rudolph is coming of a career high 95 yards on 6…
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Purdue’s Zack Reckman Suspended for Saturday
Purdue will be without starting left guard Zack Reckman on Saturday when Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette to square off against the Boilermakers. The Big 10 suspended…
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IBG – Life After Michael Floyd Edition
UHND is hosting this week’s Irish Blog Gathering as we prepare for the life after Michael Floyd. This week we take a look at this weekend’s game against…
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Charlie Weis Press Notes – 9/22/09
Charlie Weis met with the media for his weekly Tuesday press conference and addressed the health of Jimmy Clausen, Armando Allen, and James Aldridge. He also talked a…
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Jimmy Clausen Expected to Play Saturday
Notre Dame fans let out a collective sigh of relief on Tuesday when head coach Charlie Weis announced that star quarterback Jimmy Clausen only had a case of…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 3
Washington shot up the UHND Opponent Poll this week with their upset of USC, but the Trojans still occupied the top spot in all but one ballot. 2009…
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Lessons Learned – Michigan State at Notre Dame
Week three of the 2009 season taught us that the defense is still a mess, Jimmy Clausen is a tough kid, the wildcat is here to stay, and…
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Michael Floyd Likely Done for the Season
Charlie Weis was the bearer of bad news on Sunday, a day after Notre Dame snapped Michigan State’s six game winning streak inside Notre Dame Stadium. At his…
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Enemy Report – Week 3
Notre Dame’s “weak” schedule looked a little tougher this weekend with Washington knocking off USC giving the Irish three top 25 opponents – USC, Washington, and Michigan –…
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Channeling Jeff Samardzija… Replacing Michael Floyd
The third wide receiver position for Notre Dame has been unsettled through three games. With the likelihood of having to play at a minimum of the next few…
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Initial Impression – Michigan State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame survived for a 33-30 win over Michigan State to snap the Spartans six game winning streak inside Notre Dame Stadium, but lost star wide receiver Michael…
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Adding Injury to Insult – Michael Floyd Breaks Collarbone
On a play in which it appeared Michael Floyd hauled in his sixth touchdown of the season in the back of the end zone, the super star sophomore…
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IBG – Let’s Snap the Streak Edition
After a week off from the Irish Blogger Gathering, UHND is back in action this week – albeit a tad late. Anyway, here’s our take on the questions…
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Frank’s Michigan State Preview
Michigan State comes to South Bend this weekend sporting a six game winning streak over the Irish in Notre Dame Stadium. Like Notre Dame, Michigan State is heading…
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Breaking Down Michigan State’s Streak
Much has been made about Michigan State’s six game winning streak inside Notre Dame this week. The Spartans have made Notre Dame Stadium a second home since Lou…
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What to Watch For – Michigan State at Notre Dame
Michigan State visits South Bend this week on the heels of a heartbreaking loss at home to Central Michigan. The Spartans, winners of 6 straight in Notre Dame…
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Mark Dantonio Talks Notre Dame
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio spoke with the media on Tuesday about his team’s upcoming trip to Notre Dame this weekend. Here are a few notes from…
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Weis Presser Notes – Michigan State Week
Charlie Weis held his weekly Tuesday press conference previewing this weekend’s matchup with Michigan State. Here are a few notes on what Weis had to say. Injury update…
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Injury Update – Allen, Floyd OK
Charlie Weis updated the injury status of his team at his weekly Tuesday press conference. Weis said that both running back Armando Allen and wide receiver Michael Floyd…
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Let’s Not Party Like it’s 1999
If Saturday’s loss to Michigan in the Big House had a familiar feeling for you, it should have. Notre Dame’s been in this position before. A 1-0 Notre…
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Lessons Learned – Notre Dame at Michigan
Week two taught us a lot about the 2009 Fighting Irish and despite what most people might think – it wasn’t all bad. The 38-34 loss to Michigan…
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Michael Floyd Injury Update
Notre Dame was without star wide receiver Michael Floyd over the last six minutes of Saturday’s loss to Michigan. Floyd, who had seven catches for 131 yards and…
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’09 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 2
Michigan rises to the second spot in the UHND Opponent Poll this week while last week’s #2 Michigan State tumbles after getting upset at home by Central Michigan. …
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Weis Presser Notes – Michigan Wrapup
Charlie Weis wrapped up the Michigan with his weekly Sunday press conference. He talked about the 2nd and 10 pass play, the officiating, and the play of Armando…
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Enemy Report – Week 2
For the most part, Notre Dame’s opponents had a pretty good week on the second weekend of the college football season. Here’s a recap of how Notre Dame’s…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame at Michigan
Well, after doing just about everything possible to make things hard on themselves, Notre Dame finally fell to Michigan by a score of 38-34. Mixed in with some…
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Frank’s Notre Dame Michigan 2009 Preview
Notre Dame and Michigan both got off to surprising starts to their 2009 seasons. The two schools combined to beat their week one opponents by a score of…
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Michigan’s Junior Hemingway ‘Doubtbul’
Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez announced on his weekly radio show that junior wide receiver is doubtful for this weekend’s game against Notre Dame due to a sprained…
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What To Watch For – Notre Dame at Michigan
Notre Dame travels to Ann Arbor to take on the hated Michigan Wolverines this weekend. Here’s a guide of what to watch for and a couple matchups to…
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Michigan Scouting Report
On the heels of a 3-9 season and after a couple weeks of off-field turmoil, Michigan started their season with a 31-7 victory at home over Western Michigan…
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Brady Quinn Named Starter in Cleveland
Former Notre Dame All American quarterback Brady Quinn was named the starter for the Cleveland Browns according to several reports on Wednesday. Quinn was in a close battle…
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Notre Dame Moves Up In Both Polls
Notre Dame entered last weekend ranked 23rd in both the AP and Coach’s Poll. Saturday’s 35-0 shutout of Nevada was enough to convince voters that Notre Dame deserved…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes – 9/8/09
Here are some notes from Charlie Weis’s weekly Tuesday press conference. As noted in an earlier post on UHND, James Aldridge is out for this weekend and Robert…
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Rich Rodriguez Talks Notre Dame
Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez met with the media on Monday to talk about their upcoming matchup against Notre Dame. Here are a few notes. Rodriguez said he…
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Aldridge Out, Hughes In at FB for Notre Dame
James Aldrdige had a promising beginning to his career as fullback on Saturday. Unfortunately for Aldridge, he suffered a fourth quarter shoulder injury that will keep the senior…
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’09 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 1
This week’s poll is a little bit different. We have a couple people contributing to the rankings instead of just me this week. Jimmy from Domewire.com and OC…
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Weis Presser Notes – Post Nevada
Charlie Weis met with the media on Sunday to discuss the victory over Nevada. Here are some notes. Weis said that Jimmy Clausen’s growth is comparable to Brady…
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Lessons Learned – Nevada at Notre Dame
Welcome to another new weekly column we’ll be doing here at UHND – Lesson Learned. Each Monday following a game we’ll take one last look at what we…
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Enemy Report – Week 1
The first week of the college football season brought a few surprises amongst Notre Dame’s opponents. Several opponents looked stronger than most felt they’d be – see Washington…
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Jimmy Clausen Leads Notre Dame in Opener
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen took another step towards fulfilling the lofty expectations placed on him as the nation’s #1 recruit three years ago…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0
Notre Dame opened the 2009 season with a bang on Saturday by recording their first shut out in seven years in a 35-0 win over the Nevada Wolf…
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Frank’s Notre Dame Nevada 2009 Preview
The long off-season wait is almost over. After seven months of posturing and hypothesizing, we will finally get to stop wondering how Notre Dame will look this year…
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IBG – The Season is Here Edition
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, the season is here and so is this year’s Irish Blog Gathering . This week’s host is Domer Law Blog. Here is my take on this week’s…
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Notre Dame in This Year’s Herbie’s
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit released his annual Pre-Season Herbie Awards on Monday and Notre Dame was pretty well represented. Here’s a quick look at how Herbstreit ranked the Irish.…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Preseason
The UHND Opponent Poll returns for a second season. Here is our first poll of the season. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent 2008 Record Next Comments 1. #4…
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Updated Depth Chart Released
Charlie Weis released the latest Notre Dame depth chart on Tuesday prior to meeting with the media. The full depth chart can be viewed here, but here are…
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NFL Irish ’09 Season Preview – Part 1
Unlike college football, the NFL season doesn’t kickoff this weekend. Still, with the NFL season just around the corner, here’s a quick look at the season forecast for…
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Trouble Brewing for Michigan?
Sundays in the off-season are generally pretty quiet in the college football blogosphere, but on the last Sunday before the season kicks off it was buzzing thanks to…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes – 8/27/09
Charlie Weis met with the media after practice on Thursday. Here are some notes with what the Notre Dame head coach had to say. Weis talked about the…
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Evans Moving Up Notre Dame Depth Chart
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – For the third season in a row, Notre Dame could have a freshman wide receiver make an immediate impact. Last year Michael Floyd…