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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ND @ MSU – Second Quarter Thoughts
These notes are a little more general since ABC decided go black on me for most of the quarter. Defense did it’s job getting the offense the ball…
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ND @ MSU – 1st Quarter Thoughts
About as bad a start as possible for Notre Dame. Two runs run right at the heart of the MSU defense nets -2 yards and then Sam Young…
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The Simulating Irish: Michigan State
Hey guys, had an idea today while I was sitting at my desk at work looking at the EA Sports NFL Simulations on ESPN.com – why not do…
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Listen to Aaron Taylor on the ’08 Irish
We had Aaron Taylor on the UHND podcast last night and talked with him about what he sees out of the Irish so far and what his expectations…
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Another ND-MSU Preview – CBS Style
CBS posted their preview of this weekend’s game and I gotta say that I think it’s pretty spot on. This will be a very tough game for us…
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Trev Alberts Picks Irish Over Spartans
Trev Alberts is on some YouTube video from Sprint talking about the Notre Dame-Michigan State game this weekend and everyone’s favorite former ESPN college football analysts actually picks…
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Clausen and Grimes on MSU
Here are some highlights from Jimmy Clausen and David Grimes’ press conference from Wednesday. David Grimes On how his back is feeling: It’s doing good, actually. I’m making…
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Coverage Map Released, Everyone Should Be Fine
ESPN released it’s coverage maps for this weekend’s games and as long as you have ESPN, you should be fine. Everyone who doesn’t get the Notre Dame game…
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Davids Grimes, Chris Stewart Injury Updates
Charlie Weis addressed the media on Tuesday and had an update on the health of starting wide receiver David Grimes and starting right guard Chris Stewart. “I think…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 3
Here is this week’s poll. Just me for the comments so far. I’ll see if Jeff wants to add his $0.02 tomorrow. 2008 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Last…
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A Lesson in Crowd Noise: Notre Dame Gets Flagged for Too Much Noise vs. Michigan in ’88
JD posted this over on the football forum, but I thought it warranted a reposting over here. Remember, this clip is from 1988 when Notre Dame Stadium held…
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Michigan at Notre Dame – Benny Hill Edition
Here’s a pretty funny “highlight” video from Saturday’s win over Michigan. I wouldn’t have found it funny if Michigan fans didn’t make the “Jimmy for Heisman” video showing…
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Michigan Win A Building Block for Young Irish
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s win over Michigan this past weekend was a step in the right direction for a Notre Dame team trying to rebound…
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Weis Was A Little Fired Up for Michigan
I’m still getting caught up with all of the press conferences and interveiws from Saturday’s game, but I just saw this tidbit from Weis’s presser Sunday morning. Q.…
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2 Games, 0 Sacks
The best stat of this young 2008 season is by far 0 – as in 0 sacks allowed by the Irish offensive line. After surrendering a NCAA record…
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Video Highlights from Michigan
Here’s some sideline video from Palestra.net from Saturday’s 35-17 win over Michigan.
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Lou at the Michigan Pep Rally
Lou Holtz was the featured speaker at the Pep Rally on Friday and he was absolutely fantastic. 1988 team captain Ned Bolcar did a pretty awesome job firing…
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Observations from the Michigan Game
Here are my observations after rewatching the game on my DVR this afternoon. Great protection from the offensive line keeping Michigan from recording a sack – the second…
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Back from the Bend
Hey guys. Sorry for the lack of updates the last week. I was in South Bend since Wednesday morning and had no internet access. I got in late…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 2
Jeff chimed in this week on the opponent poll so here’s this week’s poll based on both of our thoughts. 2008 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Last Game Next…
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Finding Some Positives Out of SDSU
Yesterday’s game against San Diego State was not the kind of start any of us had hoped for. SDSU was smaller, slower, and injured and we were an…
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At Least… It Was Win
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame opened its season on Saturday against the Aztecs of San Diego State and perhaps the nicest thing that could be said…
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Frank’s San Diego State Preview
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – The long off-season wait is almost over. In a little more than 24 hours, Notre Dame will kick-off the 2008 season against San…
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Season Preview ’08: Linebackers
Ever since Brandon Hoyte and Corey Mayes graduated after the 2005 season, the linebacker position has been a liability for the Notre Dame defense. The past two seasons…
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My Weekly Top 25 Poll
For the third year in a row I’ll be participating in the CollegeRivals.org weekly Fan Poll (will be updated tomorrow at 1PM CT). Every week I will publish…
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Season Preview ’08: Defensive Line
The one position where Notre Dame will experience the biggest depth concerns in 2008 will be along the defensive line. Notre Dame will only be replacing one starter…
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San Diego State’s DLine Coming in Banged Up
San Diego State’s defensive line was hit with the injury bug over the summer and their bad luck continued in their opening week loss to cal Poly. The…
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Season preview ’08: Offensive Line
If there is one unit whose improvement Notre Dame’s success in 2008 hinges upon the most, it’s the offensive line. The struggles of last year’s line are well…
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EJ Banks Has Impressive Opener
Notre Dame commit EJ Banks started off his season on the right foot this weekend with and impressive showing – even if he only played the first half. …
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Introducing the UHND Opponent Poll
Welcome to a new feature on the UHND.com Blog. Every week I will publish a poll of Notre Dame’s opponents with comments on how each team looked the…
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5 Questions Facing the Offense in ’08
As the college football season is upon us, Notre Dame still has plenty of questions to answer on both sides of the ball before next weekend’s season opener…
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Irish Represented in the Herbie Awards, Lou Says We Win 10 or 11
Kirk Herbstreit released his annual “Herbies” on ESPN.com today and a couple Notre Dame players/coaches were mentioned. “Quarterbacks — What A Difference A Year Makes” – #3 Jimmy…
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Playermakers Wanted, Apply Within
One of the many things missing on the field last year for Notre Dame was the absence of playmakers on both sides of the ball. The Irish were…
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Richard Jackson Lands at UCF
Former Notre Dame wide receiver Richard Jackson will be attending the University of Central Florida after deciding to transfer from Notre Dame earlier this month. Jackson missed all…
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Ragone Injury Leaves Irish in Tight Spot
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When Charlie Weis announced on Friday that sophomore starting tight end Mike Ragone was going to be lost for the year with a…
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Mike Ragone Out for the Year
Notre Dame suffered it’s first major injury of the year this week when it was discovered that starting tight end Mike Ragone had a partial tear of his…
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Weis Notes – Thursday 8/21
Here are some notes from Weis’s meeting with the media Thursday. It sounds like we will be seeing a lot of Michael Floyd this fall. The team will…
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What a Difference a Schedule Can Make
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Most Notre Dame fans think back to the now infamous “What a difference a coach makes” Sports Illustrated cover headline three games into…
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Weis Notes – 8/20
Leadership committee for this year is Jimmy Clausen (QBs), Asaph Schwapp (RBs), Sam Young (OLs), Pat Kuntz (DLs), Terrail Lambert (DBs), and Scott Smith (Special Teams). Weis made…
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Video of Freshman DE Ethan Johnson
Like Robert Blanton, Ethan Johnson is a fast rising freshman who is challenging for some serious playing time this year. Irish Illustrated posted some video of Johnson from…
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2008 Leadership Committee Announced
Charlie Weis announced the 2008 leadership committee today when he addressed the media. Here are the six players on this years committee. Quarterback – Jimmy Clausen Fullback –…
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Season Preview ‘08: Tight End
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – One area where Notre Dame has truly excelled on the field under Charlie Weis has been at the tight end position. Anthony Fasano…
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Golden Tate, Notre Dame’s X-Factor
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Even after all of the success Charlie Weis has had in recruiting since he arrived in South Bend, a quick glance at the…
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Video of Frosh CB Robert Blanton
Freshman corner Robert Blanton has been one of the most talked about first year players in Notre Dame’s training camp so far this year. Here’s some video Irish…
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Week 1 Practice – Cliff Notes Edition
Notre Dame has now just a little over a full week of practice under their belts for training camp this year and so far there’s been quite a…
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Schlabach Predicts 7 Wins and a Bowl for Irish in 2008
ESPN’s Mark Schlaback predicted Notre Dame will win 7 games in 2008 and end the year in a bowl game in a recent column for the World Wide…
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Walls Transfer Rumors Debunked
Last week rumors circulated on the net that Darrin Walls was at a Pitt practice and was strongly considering transferring. Well, as crazy as this may sound, those…
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Sunday Video Roundup – Player Interviews
Like the post below, here is a round up of some videos posted of play interviews over the past few days starting with Charlie Weis speaking to the…
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Sunday Video Roundup – Practice Video
Here’s a recap of some video posted over the last couple of days from fall camp. Defensive Line Drills: [youtube]evksmyAFDMA[/youtube] Jon Tenuta working with the Linebackers [youtube]cOyGp3icGY8[/youtube] Jimmy…
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Notre Dame Practice Video from Saturday – 8/16/08
Here’s some video of the running backs from today’s practice. Hard to take much out of 3 minutes of video, but it does look like our running backs…