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 Practice News Roundup
Since we’ve been putting out a bunch of features and blog posts since Spring practice has started, I figured I’d post a quick recap in case anyone missed…
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Miami-Notre Dame Matchup Still Possible
Notre Dame fans, myself included, got pretty excited last week when the Miami Herald reported that a potential Notre Dame-Miami game could be in the works. In the…
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Notre Dame Will Host Kentucky Wednesday
With Kentucky upsetting Creighton in second round NIT, Notre Dame will get a third NIT game at the Joyce Center this Wednesday night. Tipoff for the game is…
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Weis Outlines His Spring Objectives
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When Charlie Weis officially kicked off spring practice on Friday, he opened by outlining his four main objectives for the spring. Unlike past…
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Aldridge to Get a Look at FB, Other Depth Chart Observations
As we continue to get caught up to all of the story lines so far this spring, one of the more interesting comments from Charlie Weis on Friday…
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Tuck Headlines ’09 Blue/Gold Coaches
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – One of the nicest traditions started by Charlie Weis during his time at Notre Dame has been the addition of honorary coaches made…
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What Was Latina Coaching?
In watching the video interviews over on und.com I was particularly struck by something said by senior offensive tackle Sam Young. When asked what his initial impressions were…
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Weis Announces Blue/Gold Game Coaches
Charlie Weis announced the honorary coaches for next month’s Blue/Gold game at his Friday press conference and the list is full of NFL talent. Weis has New York…
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Weis’s 4 Main Objectives for Spring
On Friday, Charlie Weis said he has 4 main objectives for the Spring this year. I’ll have a full feature article on these later today, but for now,…
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Weis Will Coach from the Field… For Now
One of the hot topics so far this off-season has been the idea of Charlie Weis coaching from the booth after the success he had calling plays in…
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10 Questions for the Spring
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – As Notre Dame kicks off spring practice later today, the Irish will be looking to answer plenty of questions which plagued them during…
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Dozens More Watch Notre Dame Hold Off New Mexico
The good news is that attendance for Thursday night’s second round NIT matchup with New Mexico was up roughly 50% from Tuesday night’s first round win over UAB. …
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Lambert Helps Himself at Pro Day
The Notre Dame player that helped himself the most at Thursday’s Pro Day. Lambert clocked in two sub 4.4 40’s with a 4.37 and a 4.36 respectively. Lambert,…
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Stats from Notre Dame’s Pro Day
Notre Dame held it’s Pro Day today amid fairly little fan fare compared to past Pro Days in South Bend. Here are some stats from the event. David…
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Reviewing Weis’s Busy Off-Season
Charlie Weis had a very busy off-season this year. He had to replace three coaches while trying to close out a recruiting class that had started to come…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Defense
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame is losing three starters from the 2008 defense to graduation this year, but a shift back to a 4-3 defense will…
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Dust Off Those Catholics vs. Convicts T-Shirts
Dig out those Catholic vs. Convicts T-shirts and dust them off, because Notre Dame fans might have a reason to wear them once again. Yesterday’s Miami Herald had…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Offense
Notre Dame only graduated two starters on offense this past season in Michael Turkovich and Asaph Schwapp, but with some talented up and coming under-classmen and a few…
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Dozens Watch Irish Advance
Notre Dame held off UAB on Tuesday night to advance to the 2nd Round of the NIT with a 70-64 victory. The few, and I do mean few,…
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Cody Riggs Favors Notre Dame and Florida State
Saint Thomas Aquinas cornerback Cody Riggs favors Notre Dame and Florida State according to ESPN. Riggs lists FSU and Notre Dame one and two on his favorites, followed…
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Notre Dame Offers Devon Carrington (S)
Notre Dame will need to sign at least two safeties in the class of 2010 and on St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish offered one of the nation’s best…
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1988 Notre Dame – Miami CBS Game Intro
Another day, another nostalgic pre-game intro to get everyone good and pumped up for the start of Spring practice. Today’s video comes from another Game of the Century…
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’93 Notre Dame – Florida State Intro: A Game In A Perfect Place, A Collision For History
With spring practice kicking off at the end of the week, I figured everyone could use a little dose of nostalgic excitement to get us pumped up for…
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Irish Headed to NIT
Notre Dame’s disappointing basketball season will be capped off with a trip to the NIT as a #2 in the NCAA’s consolation tournament. Notre Dame received a St.…
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Henderson Will Make His Own Decision
Seantrel Henderson told David Shama that his friendship with Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd will not play a role in his college decision even though he considers…
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Weis Rocks Out to a Little Bon Jovi
Charlie Weis frequently talks about how big of a fan of Bon Jovi he is and how he blasts a little Bon during practice to simulate crowd noise. …
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Seantrel Henderson Rivals’ #1 Recruit
Notre Dame offensive tackle recruit Seantrel Henderson is Rivals.com’s #1 recruit for 2010 on their first Top 100 list of the year. Henderson, one of, if not the…
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Notre Dame’s Bubble Officially Burst
A very disappointing basketball season ended Wednesday night with yet another very disappointing loss. Notre Dame fell to West Virginia in the 2nd round of the Big East…
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Notre Dame Offers St. Thomas Aquinas RB
Notre Dame has offered another running back for the class of 2010 recently according to the Sporting News – Saint Thomas Aquinas back Giovanni Bernard. “Right now I’m…
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Corwin, We Need You in Chicago in ’10
Corwin Brown was a major reason Notre Dame had the #1 recruiting class in the country in 2008, and his success in the Chicago area was a major…
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David Bruton Dominates the Combine
David Bruton made me look pretty smart yesterday. For the last year or so I’ve said that Bruton would test off the charts and really improve his draft…
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Assessing Recruiting Needs for 2010
Here is a look at where Notre Dame’s needs will be for the class of 2010. This list is also subject to change based on any transfers, injuries,…
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Introducing the UHND 10 for 2010
This year I decided to come up with a recruiting top 10 list – a list of 10 prospects that would make the difference between a good class…
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Hart Officially Named DL Coach
Notre Dame officially announced the hiring of Randy Hart as defensive line coach on Saturday. Last week IrishEyes reported the hiring of Hart, and Saturday that news became…
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2009 Spring Practice Schedule Announced
Here is the official list of when each of Notre Dame’s 15 spring practices will be held this year. Friday – March 20 Saturday – March 21 Monday…
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Recruiting Impact of Coaching Moves
Charlie Weis addressed how the changes to the coaching staff have affected the recruiting areas on Friday. Here’s a recap of who will be handling which areas. Frank…
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Weis Confirms Luke Schmidt’s Career Over
Charlie Weis confirmed on Friday what many have speculated on the internet for the last few months – senior to be fullback Luke Schmidt’s football career is over.…
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2009 Home Kickoff Times Announced
Here are the official kickoff times for all of the 2009 home football games. Sept. 5 – NEVADA 3:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 19 – MICHIGAN STATE 3:30 p.m.…
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Weis to Move to the Booth Permanently?
When asked about coaching from the booth in 2009 on Friday, Charlie Weis did not rule out the possibility. Here’s what he had to say. My wife has…
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Meet Your 2009 Coaching Staff
Here’s what the final coahcing staff for the 2009 appears to be in light of Charlie Weis’s Friday presser and the news that Randy Hart will be the…
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Charlie Weis Installs Himself as Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator
Charlie Weis announced on Friday that he will be the offensive coordinator for Notre Dame in 2009. First of all, I’m going to be the offensive coordinator. I’m…
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Notre Dame Adds Preferred Walk-on to ’09 Class
Notre Dame added Tom Freeman to the class of 2009 as a preferred walk-on. Freeman is a 6’3″, 270 offensive guard who received a 3-star rating from both…
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Chris Martin To Follow in Stockton’s Footsteps?
Notre Dame’s latest commitment for the class of 2010, Chris Martin, could be following in the footsteps of Notre Dame’s lone defensive line recruit from the class of…
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Notre Dame WR Roby Toma High School Highlights
Notre Dame added an 18th recruit to the class of 2009 on Thursday – wide receiver Robby Toma. Toma, a 3 star wide receiver on Scout, is the…
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How Many Will Notre Dame Take in 2010?
Now that the class of 2009 is signed, sealed, and delivered, so the question of how many recruits the Irish will target in 2010 can start to be…
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Starling Officially to USC
Sorry for posting this late, got a little tied up this afternoon and couldn’t log on till now, but Jawanza Starling did indeed fax in his LOI to…
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Weis on the Rest of the Defensive Recruits
Since there weren’t a lot of defensive recruits in this class outside of Manti Te’o, I combined this into one post. Weis on EJ Banks: He’s made all…
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Some Clarification from Weis Regarding Te’o’s Mission
One of the hot topics surrounding yesterday’s news about Manti Te’o coming to Notre Dame was how his mission would impact his football career. Charlie Weis address the…
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Major Props in Order for Brian Polian
Brian Polian has been one of the more maligned coaches at Notre Dame over the past few seasons, but the job he did with this recruiting class was…
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Weis on the Recruitment of Manti Te’o
Charlie Weis opened his presser on Wednesday by talking about the big news of the day – Manti Te’o’s signing with Notre Dame and he was clearly excited…