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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Jones Released from Scholarship, Praises Weis
A day after announcing they would not release Demetrius Jones from his scholarship, the University announced that it would not only release Jones, but is also helping him…
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I don’t think we’ll have any problems with the Chicago Public League
Charlie Weis was asked if he was concerned about any possible recruiting problems in the Chicago Public League after the departure of Demetrius Jones last week. Corwin Brown…
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Notre Dame Not Releasing Jones from Scholarship
The AP reported today that Notre Dame will not be releasing Demetrius Jones from his scholarship after the sophomore quarterback left the University last week prior to the…
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Michigan – Final Review
After rewatching the game on my DVR, here are my final thoughts on the debacle in Ann Arbor. Offense Offensive line still can’t block anyone. This one goes…
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Looking for the Players Who Want to Play
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – As the team walked off the field Saturday after suffering a rather humbling 38-0 loss at the hands of Michigan, Charlie Weis was…
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Weis, Irish Face Critical Week
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – The Fighting Irish hit the practice fields Sunday for potentially one of the most important weeks of practice in the young Charlie Weis…
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Details Emerging on Departure of Demetrius Jones
All we knew about Demetrius Jones’s sudden departure from Notre Dame was that when the bus left South Bend at 2:30 PM on Friday, Jones wasn’t there and…
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
ANN ARBOR, MI (UHND.com) – The Notre Dame offense has been on the field for 176 plays this season and so far those plays have produced just 345…
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Jones Transfers to Northern Illinois
On Friday night we had heard that Demetrius Jones was headed to Northern Illinois and on Saturday ESPN reported that Jones is indeed enrolled at the school after…
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Irish, Weis Going Back to Training Camp
Weis announced after today’s debacle that the Irish will be practicing instead of watching film tomorrow and that every position is up for grabs. Notre Dame will be…
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Weis Should Leave the Spread in South Bend This Weekend
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – In case you haven’t heard, Michigan has not been able to stop the spread offense this year. The Wolverines have given up 73…
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Observations from former O-lineman
We’ve had some really insightful posts on the football board lately that are going to get buried pretty quickly so I’m going to start posting some of them…
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Henne Out vs. Irish, Mallet to Start
Michigan’s starting quarterback Chad Henne will not be playing this weekend when Notre Dame travels to Ann Arbor. According to the AP: Injured Michigan quarterback Chad Henne will…
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Penalties, Lack of Execution Plague Irish Offense
STATE COLLEGE, PA (UHND.com) – For the second week in a row, the Irish offense sputtered and stumbled over itself en route to putting just three points on…
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Penn State – Final Review
I rewatched most of the game tonight and here are my thoughts. Also be sure to check out WestCoastIrishFan’s as well as they are very well thought out.…
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My Penn State Road Trip
I made the relatively short trek from Philly to State College this weekend to take in the Notre Dame-Penn State game and figured I’d post a recap of…
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Upon Further Review – Observations from the PSU Game
WestCoastIrishFan made some great points over on the Football Board today so I’m reposting them here so they don’t get lost amongst all of the doom and gloom…
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Penn State Scouting Report
Here is a scouting report of Penn State from Mike from over at BlackShoeDiaries.com. He and I agreed to exchange scouting reports for each others sites for this…
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With Clausen at the Helm, Offense Should Look More Familiar
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – When Demetrius Jones lined up under center last weekend, the Notre Dame offense did not look too familiar to anyone watching. Over the…
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Time is Right for Clausen Era to Begin
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis will announce his starting quarterback for this weekend’s Penn State game at his weekly Tuesday press conference later today, but it…
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Jones, Offense Not Placed in Position to Succeed
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – The winner of the very publicized quarterback race for Notre Dame ended up being sophomore Demetrius Jones – albeit for a little under…
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Impact Freshmen for 2007
Considering Charlie Weis has 13 freshmen on the official depth chart, it's obvious that we are going to see A LOT of the frosh this year. Here's a…
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These Guys are Returning Kicks for Us This Year
Meet the #1 listed kick returner… [youtube]q6s8cK-7RLs[/youtube] And his parter in crime… [youtube]8MXoUt61Qzk[/youtube] Makes me think we might be seeing more plays like this in 2007. [youtube]PxRepBi1Hiw[/youtube]
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Highlights from Notre Dame’s 2006 Win Over Georgia Tech
Under 72 hours to do until kickoff to Notre Dame and Georgia Tech this weekend. Here’s a recap of what happened last time. Weis’s QB sneak call with…
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Official Depth Chart Released, Walls Ahead of Wooden
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame released its official depth chart late Monday night with a surprise for Notre Dame fans – sophomore Darrin Walls is listed as the starter…
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Smith Where He Always Wanted to Be
(UHND.com) – At the beginning of January Notre Dame recruiting fans were speculating over which linebackers would join what was already a talented recruiting class. Names like Chris…
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Quinn Impressive Against Denver’s 1st String D
After last week’s impressive preseason debut for Brady Quinn, critics brushed off the strong performance because it came in mop up time against the Lions’ 3rd string defense. …
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Freshmen Media Day – Running Backs
Armando Allen On being part of a deep group of running backs, “Being a part of a deep running back core is really unique for me because we…
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Freshmen Media Day – Wide Receivers & Tight Ends
Golden Tate On adjusting to college football, “It’s been tough, it’s been a lot of hard work, and the fellas are all great.” On being in the mix…
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Freshmen Media Day – Offensive Linemen
Matt Romine On the transition from high school to college, “It’s been a big transition coming from high school camp where you’re maybe working maybe five hours a…
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Freshmen Media Day – Linebackers
Kerry Neal On how things have been going so far, “Working hard trying to get on the bus. It’s going pretty good. It’s a big learning experience and…
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Freshman Media Day – Defensive Backs
Here are some highlights from the freshmen defensive backs available which can be seen on UND.com’s All Access. If you have the time, definitely take a look as…
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Freshmen Media Day – Defensive Line
Here are some highlights from the freshmen defensive linemen available which can be seen on UND.com’s All Access. If you have the time, definitely take a look as…
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Practice Notes from the Past Couple Days
The Irish wrapped up two a days today with a couple practices in the Loftus Center due to overnight rains and then more rain throughout the day. The…
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Irish Receivers Looking to Surprise
(UHND.com) – Ask anyone outside of the Notre Dame program what the biggest weakness on the 2007 Fighting Irish is and wide receiver will one of the most…
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What Did Clausen Do to the SBT?
First there was the entire series of over dramatic articles last summer which critisized Clausen for anything and everything possible. Then there was last Friday’s “report” about Clausen…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/20
On his dealings with Romeo Crennel with regards to the quarterback race in Cleveland: “I don’t want to be involved in anything that’s going on with the quarterback…
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Reactions to Brady Quinn’s Impressive Debut
For those of you who missed Brady Quinn’s NFL pre-season debut Saturday night, the Browns rookie was pretty impressive. Quinn entered the game down 23-7 with just a…
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Practice Notes: 8/16 & 8/17
It gets harder and harder to make any sort of observations based on all of the videos out there on a daily basis, but here’s a few points…
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SBT: Clausen Cited for Transporting Alcohol
The South Bend Tribune report on Friday that freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen was cited with transporting alcohol back in June. “Indiana State Excise Police cited the 19-year-old Clausen…
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Notes from Corwin Brown’s Presser: 8/15
On solidifying a depth chart – “Not so much solidifying the depth chart, but just knowing the number of guys and we’re figuring out that maybe we have…
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Practice Notes: 8/15
Today’s practice was for the current second and third team players with the projected starters getting the morning session off for film study. The second team defense Ian…
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Open Practice Offers Little Clues into QB Race
(UHND.com) – Saturday’s open practice left observers with more questions than answers regarding Notre Dame’s highly publicized quarterback race. Is Jimmy Clausen healthy? Can Demetrius Jones be consistent…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/11
Weis was in a pretty good mood when he addressed the media Saturday after practice which should be seen as a pretty good sign for Notre Dame fans.…
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Practice Notes: 8/11
Here’s some notes from today’s open practice based on all of the free videos from und.com. Demetrius Jones has some good zip on his passes and fired one…
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Sporting News Tabs West Breakout Player
In a list of breakout players for the upcoming season, Sporting News tabbed sophomore wide receiver George West as one of “five players who will be household names…
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Latina Looking to Create Flexibility along OLine
(UHND.com) – Offensive line coach John Latina spoke to the media on Thursday and one of the common themes throughout his talk was creating position flexibility. With greater…
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Notes from John Latina’s Presser: 8/9
Offensive line and assistant head coach John Latina was available to speak with the media on Thursday instead of Charlie Weis and here are some highlights from what…
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Practices Notes: 8/9 – Clausen Throws
Here are a few observations based on the videos from und.com and Irish Illustrated – as always, take them with a grain of salt… Quarterbacks were actually throwingtoday.…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/8
Saturday’s practice will be open to the media and Weis said he wouldn’t be holding anything back and that it would be a normal practice. Something tells me…