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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Floyd Getting Some Props
Freshman wide receiver is starting to get noticed by some of the national media after posting back to back 100 yard receiving games just five games into his…
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Looking Back at What to Watch for Stanford
Here’s a look back at how I did with this week’s What to Watch – four out of five isn’t too bad. Armando Allen. Allen followed up his…
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The San Francisco Chronicle Needs a DVR
Apparently Jim Harbaugh isn’t the only person in the Bay Area complaining about a play that they seem to think happened. Harbaugh opened his press conference on Saturday…
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Kamara to Tight End?
Charlie Weis was asked about the possibility of moving Duval Kamara to tight end at some point this year considering the depth problems at tight end with Mike…
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No News on the Yeatman Front
There still is no resolution for Will Yeatman’s situation following last week’s news that the junior tight end will now face charges for his earlier DUI arrest. Q.…
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Sounds Like Changes Coming at Place Kicker
After Brandon Walker started the season just 1 for 7 on field goal attempts, it should come as no surprise that Charlie Weis and Brian Polian are considering…
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One More Turkovich Injury Update
Charlie Weis addressed the health of starting LT Michael Turkovich at his Sunday press conference and things sound a lot better than the report from NBC’s Alex Flanigan…
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Happy Birthday Victory March… Again
Here’s a video of the Notre Dame band performing at half time of this weekend’s game against Stanford. The Band of the Fighting Irish paid its tribute to…
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Harbaugh Snubbed Clausen After the Game?
After yesterday’s 28-21 win over Stanford, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen went over to shake hands with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. Clausen extended his hand to Harbaugh and…
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Another Turkovich Injury Update
Don’t know how much it means, but the SBT had a little blurb on Michael Turkovich’s injury on Sunday. Senior left offensive tackle Mike Turkovich was carried from…
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Irish Survive Late Rally in 28-21 Victory
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – For three quarters on Saturday it looked like Notre Dame was on its way to its first blowout win of the season, but…
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Turkovich Injury Update
Charlie Weis didn’t have much to say regarding the injury suffered by Michael Turkovich during the second half of today’s game against Stanford. Q. Any Turkovich update? COACH…
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Harbaugh Complaining About a “Fumble”
Jim Harbaugh opened his post game comments on Saturday night whinning and complaining about the interference call on the punt at the end of the first half. Here’s…
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 4th Quarter Thoughts
Absolutley LOVE seeing Olsen and Robinson getting in the face of Stanford’s #44 for his late shove on Clausen. That didn’t happen last year. Walker is now 1…
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 3rd Quarter Thoughts
Did Golden Tate and Michael Floyd both just drop passes which hit them squarely in the hands? I don’t remember either doing that at all at any point…
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 2nd Quarter Thoughts
Stanford’s offensive line is completely controlling the line of scrimmage against the Irish defense. The Cardinal is getting a great push up front and are running all over…
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 1st Quarter Thoughts
Great start for the Irish offense and opportunistic play by the defense, but Stanford is moving the ball much to easily for my liking at the end of…
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What to Watch For – Stanford at Notre Dame
Weighing in a little late this week, but here’s what to watch for later today when Stanford and Notre Dame kick off around 2:30 pm et. Armando Allen.…
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Anthony Barr Visiting Unofficially Today
Anthony Barr, the son of Tony Brooks and nephew of Reggie Brooks, will be visting unofficially today for the Stanford game. Barr will be one of the most…
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That’s What We Call a Sack Lunch
Despite blitzing with great frequency this year, the Notre Dame under has just one sack so far this season. With our relative lack of depth and playmaking ability…
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Stanford Apologizes for Bulletin Board Material
In an article published today on the Stanford Rivals site, Cardinal Report.com, Stanford right tackle Chris Marinelli made plenty of bulletin board worthy comments about Notre Dame, its…
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Zeke Motta Visiting This Weekend
Notre Dame will be hosting safety/linebacker prospect Zeke Motta this weekend when Stanford comes to town accroding to Irish Eyes. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Motta will travel to South…
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Rueland Probably Won’t Travel This Weekend, May Redshirt
Former Notre Dame tight end Konrad Reuland is eligible to play for Stanford after sitting out the first four games of the season after his transfer from Notre…
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Nyshier Oliver Makes it 15
Notre Dame picked up commitment #15 on Wednesday in the form of wide receiver/defensive back Nyshier Oliver – another of New Jersey’s top recruits. Oliver was recruited as…
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Yeatman to Be Charged for DUI
The news today regarding junior tight end Will Yeatman was not too good. According to the Chicago Tribune, Yeatman will now be sentenced for his spring DUI arrest. …
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Irish Blogger Gathering: Rivalry Edition
Ok, so when I went to Subway Domer’s blog to see this week’s topic for the Irish Blogger Gathering, I didn’t realize that his most recent topic was…
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Blogpoll Roundtable: Chaos Edition
Subway Domer is putting together a weekly Notre Dame blog roundtable type post with this being the first such post. Here’s my entry for the week. 1. Of…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 5
2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 5 Opponent Last Game Next Comments 1. Southern Cal Trojans (2-1) L, 21-27 – Oregon State vs. #23 Oregon (10/4) Frank :…
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Jonas Gray and Steve Filer to See More Playing Time
Jonas Gray and Steve Filer have been seeing some time on special teams the past two weeks and on Sunday Charlie Weis said that the plan is to…
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Looking Back at What to Watch for Purdue
On Thursday I posted “What to Watch For – Purdue at Notre Dame” with five things I thought would decide the Purdue game. I’m going to make a…
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Luke Schmidt Out Indefinitley
During his Sunday press conferece to discuss the win over Purdue, Charlie Weis was asked about the status of fullback/tight end Luke Schmidt and his responce didn’t sound…
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4th Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
3rd and 10 at the 13. This is a must stop for the Irish defense. Pressure was coming, but we lucked out with a poor pass from Painter. …
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3rd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
Did I say the passing game should be featured? Wow wo we wow. Where did this running game we are seeing this opening drive come from? Armando Allen…
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2nd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
Nice, tough inside run by Armando Allen on 2nd and 1 to start the second quarter. Allen ran into a pile earlier but made a nice cut here…
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1st Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
I didn’t get to watch the game live because I was at a wedding yesterday, but I DVRed the game and still took some quarter by quarter notes. …
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Frank’s Purdue Preview
Notre Dame will try to rebound from last weekend’s 23-7 loss at Michigan on Saturday when intra-state rival Purdue travels to South Bend to take on the Irish. …
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Ryan Baker Didn’t Live Up to the Hype?
Remember Ryan Baker from a few years back? Baker committed to Notre Dame in late January of 2004 and then decommitted only to wait a month and a…
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Tiller Doesn’t Seem to Like Questions About Golden Tate
Joe Tiller was asked a few questions about Golden Tate at his weekly press conference on Tuesday and had some pretty quick answers. Q. They have a receiver,…
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What To Watch For – Purdue at Notre Dame
Here are five factors which will likely determine the outcome of Saturday’s contest with Purdue. Kyle Rudolph over the middle. Purdue has allowed some big games from opposing…
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Irish Might be Minus Another Tight End This Weekend
Charlie Weis announced on Tuesday that Will Yeatman would be held out of competition until there is a resolution with his underage drinking arrest from last weekend which…
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Yeatman Out At Least For Purdue
When Charlie Weis addressed the media yesterday for his weekly press conference, he gave a status update on both Will Yeatman and Mike Golic, Jr – both of…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 4
Here is this week’s poll. It’s probably safe to assume I am just going to start posting these on Monday’s. 2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 4 Opponent…
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Turnovers, Mistakes Plague Irish Offense in Loss
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame lost its first game of the season on Saturday when they traveled to East Lansing for their yearly matchup with Michigan State. The Spartans…
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Weis on the Michigan State Game
Charlie Weis spoke to the media Sunday. Here are some of the highlights. On not being able to run the ball: It was very disappointing yesterday, because going…
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Notre Dame’s Red Zone Woes
One of the most disappointing stats of the season for Notre Dame so far has been missed opportunities in the red zone. So far this year the Irish…
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Report: Yeatman, Golic Jr Arrested for Underage Drinking
WSBT has reported that tight end Will Yeatman and offensive lineman Mike Golic, Jr were among 37 kids arrested for underage drinking Saturday night. A home on Colfax…
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And to be Fair… Some Causes for Concern from MSU
Anytime you have a 23-7 loss to a team you most likely have more pure talent than, there are going to be a lot of negatives from the…
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Before Everyone Overreacts… Some Positives from MSU
Alright, before everyone goes all doom and gloom on me, there were plenty of positives to take away from Saturday’s loss to Michigan State. Like I said on…
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ND @ MSU – Fourth Quarter Thoughts
Ladies and gents, we have a ball game again. Floyd atones for his earlier fumble with a GREAT catch on a jump ball thrown up for grabs by…
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ND @ MSU – 3rd Quarter Thoughts
Defense did it’s job to start the half forcing the three and getting the offense the ball with some great field position. Harrison Smith has had a good…