Frank Vitovitch
4776 articles
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Jackson, McAlarney Spark Irish Comeback in 35th Straight Home Victory
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Down by 11 points to Pitt with just under 14 minutes to go and a 34 game home winning streak on the line,…
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Highlights from Jon Tenuta’s Presser
New linebackers/assistant head coach Jon Tenuta spoke to the media for the first time since being hired by Notre Dame on Thursday. Here are some highlights. (Full transcript…
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Breakout Defenders for 2008
(UHND.com) – In 2007, junior safety David Bruton was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal year for the Irish. At the beginning of the…
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Kickoff Times for ’08 Home Games Announced
The kickoff times for the 2008 home games have been released and are as follows. Sept. 6 San Diego State – 3:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 13 Michigan –…
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Instant Impact from Tenuta
Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel wrote an article today about 10 new assistant coaches around the country who will make instant impacts at their new schools and new assistant…
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Kyle Rudolph Highlights
Here’s some highlights of Kyle Rudolph courtesy of Takkle.com And here they debate whether or not Rudolph is the best tight end in the country.
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Irish Escape Jersey with 3 Point Win Over Rutgers
Notre Dame rebounded from Wednesday’s loss in Storrs by escaping New Jersey with a 3 point 71-68 win over Rutgers. As has historically been the case, the Irish…
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Marlon Brown (5 Star WR) Highlights
Here are some highlights of five star wide receiver Marlon Brown out of Memphis, Tennessee. Notre Dame has already offered Brown a scholarship and after viewing the video…
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Notre Dame Set to Sign 10 Game Deal with UConn
According to the Hartford Courant, Notre Dame is close to signing a deal with UConn for a 10 game series starting in 2009. The series would include 5…
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Bob Davie Returning to the Sidelines?
Former Notre Dame head coach Bob Davie might be leaving the television booth and returning to the sidelines as the defensive coordinator for Texas A&M according to multiple…
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Some Other Coaches Who Relinquished Play Calling Duties
I did some research and found some articles about other offensive minded head coaches who have given up play calling abilities to their offensive coordinators – Andy Reid…
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Dan McCarthy to Medical Redshirt?
The injury status of Dan MCarthy has been speculated about for the past few months, but the most recent reported had suggested that McCarthy would be ready for…
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34 and Counting for Hoops Team
ND’s men’s basketball team won its 34th consecutive home game in a row on Saturday with a nail biting victory over rival Marquette. Five Irish scored in double…
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Weis Gives Up Play Calling Duties
Charlie Weis announced on Friday that he was giving up play calling duties to offensive coordinator Mike Haywood – something he said when he was hired he would…
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Weis on the Defensive Recruits
Sean Cwynar – DL He’s really a versatile player who I see who can play as an inside player, and I also — because he’s big enough, an…
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Recruiting Perspective: 2002-2008
Notre Dame’s class this year is the highest ranked class from either Scout or Rivals – #2 in both rankings – in the last 7 years. Here’s a…
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Weis on the Offensive Recruits
Here’s some of the highlights from Weis’s presser on Wednesday talking about the offensive recruits in this class. Dayne Crist – QB But this guy showed during recruiting…
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Milton Knox to UCLA
Milton Knox visited Notre Dame this past weekend and for a while it looked like he could end up with the Irish. Tonight, however, Inside UCLA reported that…
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Derrell Hand’s Career Might be Over; Ferrine Transfers to Delaware
Notre Dame’s defensive tackle depth may be about to take another blow with the news that Derrell Hand’s career might be over because of a hereditary disease in…
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Milton Knox Highlights
According to IrishEyes.com, Milton Knox received an offer from Notre Dame recently and will be visiting Notre Dame this weekend. Knox, a talented running back out of California…
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Kuntz Not Enrolled for Spring Semester
According to an AP report, Pat Kuntz is not enrolled at Notre Dame for the spring semester. Kuntz said he plans to return to Notre Dame, possibly as…
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Top 100 Recruits – Notre Dame vs. Major Rivals
Here is a look at how we currently stack up with our major yearly rivals (Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, and USC) in terms of top 100 prospects according…
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Irish Recruits Rise and Fall in Latest Scout & Rivals Rankings
(Photo from Marin Media) Both Rivals.com and Scout.com released their new Top 100’s on Tuesday with changes based on observations at the Army and Under Armour All American…
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Class is in Session – Cwynar and Robinson Begin ND Careers Today
The South Bend Tribune has a nice piece on this year’s early enrollment recruits Sean Cwynar and Trevor Robinsontoday. When Jimmy Clausen, Armando Allen and Gary Gray followed…
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Bruce Feldman Has a Short Memory
Bruce Feldman from ESPN has been doing some college football “year in review” type articles over at ESPN.com the past week or so and today came out with…
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More Ringing Endorsements for Rich Rodriguez’s Spread Offense
The Detroit Free Press published an article today that is sure to piss off just about every Michigan fan with an internet connection. If Terrelle Pryor, perhaps the…
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Mike Martin Highlight Reel
Omar who? Just kidding of course, but watch this highlight reel of Mike Martin and imagine him in the middle of ND’s 3-4 defense. He looks like he’s…
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Derek Landri Making an Impression
After the breakout performance of his very young NFL career last weekend, former Notre Dame DT Derek Landri has been getting some serious props in the national media.…
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John Goodman Highlight Video
It looks like there could be some future “trickeration” in the Notre Dame offense with the addition of John Goodman. Notre Dame recruited Goodman as a wide receiver,…
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Ian Williams Named 1st Team All Freshman
True freshman nose tackle Ian Williams was named to the All Freshman Team by the Football Writer’s Association of America. Williams finished his first season with 45 tackles,…
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Munir Prince Transferring to Mizzou
Munir Prince, who Charlie Weis once said possessed “whoosh” type speed, has decided to transfer from Notre Dame according to the St. Louis Dispatch. DeSmet coach Pat Mahoney…
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Impressions for the Army All American Game
Notre Dame had more than 1/2 of this year’s recruiting class on display in San Antonio this weekend for the Army All American Bowl and here are some…
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Notre Dame Adds Walker, Misses out on Robinson
Two of Notre Dame’s top remaining prospects made their college decisions known during the two All Star games on Saturday afternoon. Gerrell Robinson, who was playing safety for…
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Irish lose NT Omar Hunter, Target Mike Martin
As reported by ESPN on Sunday, Omar Hunter has officially decommited from Notre Dame and it appears as though the Irish are now completely out of the picture…
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2007, A Seaon to Remember… Sort of
Oldie hasn’t had much reason to make videos this year, but he released his 2007 season video this past weekend and despite not having a whole lot of…
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Stanford Win a Fresh Start for Irish
PALO ALTO (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s disastrous 2007 season came a close Saturday evening and much like the entire season, nothing was easy for the Irish in a…
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Initial Thoughts from the Stanford Game
Offense Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes. Robert Hughes is going to be a heck of a running back for the next couple of years. Hughes doesn’t go down on first contact and…
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Charlie Weis Gets Vote of Confidence from Notre Dame AD
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an excellent article of an interview with Notre Dame AD Kevin White in which White comes to the defense of third year head coach…
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Robert Hughes Establishing Himself
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com ) – Robert Hughes’s freshman year at Notre Dame certainly hasn’t been an easy one for the talented Chicago native running back. For most…
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Brady vs. Jimmy By the Numbers – Part 2
Here’s an update from last week’s statistical comparison between Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen after this weekend’s Duke game. One more game will give us a nice statistical…
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Thoughts on the Duke Game
Offense Clausen looked sharp again. His passing percentage was just 50%, but when you factor in the drops, it would have been much higher so that doesn’t bother…
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Come On Knock on My Door… We’ve Been Waiting For You
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – At Tuesday’s press conference, head coach Charlie Weis told the media about one of his players coming to his office Monday morning at…
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Knute Rockne Won 6 National Titles
Whoever is in charge of the Greatest College Coach of all Time must be an Alabama alum, because in Knute Rockne’s credentials for the ESPN poll, they list…
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Dan McCarthy Suffers Neck Injury
Notre Dame commit Dan McCarthy suffered a neck injury last week and while be sidelined for about 6 months. Dan McCarthy, a Mr. Football front-runner and two-way starter…
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Clausen Starting to Emerge
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Because of the hype surrounding freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen, most casual Notre Dame fans expected the “Lebron James of football” to step right…
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Highlights from Weis’s Tuesday Presser
On what practices will be like this spring I think the practices will be physical, and I think that the head coach will be vocal. On winning one…
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Brady vs. Jimmy By the Numbers – Part 1
Fair or not, Jimmy Clausen will be compared to Brady Quinn for as long as he is at Notre Dame due to Brady’s phenomenal success playing QB for…
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Irish Fall to Falcons 41-24
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame continued its losing ways Saturday with a 41-24 at the hands of the Air Falcons giving the Irish back to back…
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Initial Thoughts from the Air Force Game
Offense Clausen’s passes looked much better today than it has all season. He had a zip on the ball that wasn’t there early in the season. I also…
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Quarterback Spot Up For Grabs… Again
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis has changed his starting quarterback twice already this season after starting the year with Demetrius Jones under center and the position…