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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Notes From Weis’s Presser: 11/06/07
On the team responding to Saturday’s loss: Well, obviously they were — on Sunday, the spirits were lifted up the way they always are. Yesterday was amazing about…
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Forgettable Season Continues With Historic Loss
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – They say all good things must come to an end and that was never evident than it was Saturday night when Notre Dame’s…
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Final Thoughts on the Navy Game
Offense It was great seeing Robert Hughes get in the end zone and even better seeing all of his teammates mob him on the sideline afterwards. If Clausen…
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Lowlights from Weis’s Navy Post Mortem Presser
Charlie Weis met with the media Sunday and gave answered some questions about Saturday’s embarrassing triple overtime loss to Navy. And by answered some questions I mean he…
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Irish Look to Turn Season Around against Navy
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – For the past 43 seasons, Notre Dame has come out victorious in its annual matchup with the Midshipmen of Navy and if there…
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Hughes Returns to Practice
Robert Hughes returned to practice today after being excused from the team to return home and be with his family in the wake of the shooting death of…
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Thoughts and Prayers go out to the Hughes Family
Charlie Weis told the media on Tuesday that he gave Robert Hughes a indefinite leave of absence from the team after learning his brother had unexpectedly passed away.…
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Maurice Crum Coming Back for a 5th Year
According to a report in yesterday’s Observer, Maurice Crum will be coming back for a 5th year at least as far as Maurice Crum Sr. knows. Maurice Crum…
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Michael Floyd Commitment Huge for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame picked up its 20th commitment of the year Sunday when five star wide receiver Michael Floyd picked the Irish over Florida, USC, Ohio State,…
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Michael Floyd Commits to Notre Dame!
After yesterday’s performance, many may have felt we blew our chance with the recruits on campus, but a day later Notre Dame has picked up a HUGE commitment…
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Evan Sharpley Starts, Struggles; Irish Routed 38-0
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – A change under center was not enough to jump start the anemic Notre Dame offense on Saturday. In fact, the Irish failed to…
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Initial Thoughts: Notre Dame v. USC ’07
That was ugly to say the least, but I will attempt to stay somewhat positve. Offense I think we saw why Sharpley was #2 behind Clausen most of…
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USC’s Trip to South Bend Already a bit Bumpy
The USC team’s flight into South Bend last night became a bit scary for a few moments, when the plane had some trouble making the landing. From the…
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Duval Kamara, Robby Parris Now Starting at Wide Receiver
In the latest depth chart released by Notre Dame, freshman Duval Kamara and sophomore Robby Parris are list as the starting receivers. The two receivers have both seen…
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Evan Sharpley Named Starter for USC Game
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – After sparking two Irish comeback bids in relief duty this season, Evan Sharpley will get the starting nod this weekend when USC travels…
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Notes from Charlie’s Tuesday Presser
On the starting quarterback and injuries for the USC game: First of all, a couple of our own personnel issues. Evan Sharpley will start at quarterback. Both Evan…
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6 Plays that Changed the Game: Notre Dame v. Boston College ’07
Charlie Weis spoke of six plays that really changed the Boston College game during his Sunday press conference. If these plays go the other way, maybe the score…
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Matt Carufel Transfers from Notre Dame
Matt Carufel decided to make his leave of absence from Notre Dame permanent on Sunday when he notified Charlie Weis that he would not be returning to campus…
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Thoughts from the Road: Notre Dame v.Boston College ’07
So while Jeff and I are sitting here watching the Patriots-Cowboys game while we are waiting for our flights, I figured I would post some comments on the…
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Thoughts from the Road: Notre Dame v. UCLA ’07
Greetings from beautiful sunny California. My vacation finds me in San Diego this evening with some reliable internet access for the first time in a couple of days…
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Irish End Skid, Beat UCLA 20-6
PASADENA, CA (UHND) – Notre Dame ended it’s five game losing streak and notched their first win of the season Saturday night thanks in large part to seven…
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Sharpley Shines in Relief, But Clausen Should Start
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Evan Sharpley stepped in admirably for Jimmy Clausen on Saturday when the talent freshman had to come out of the game with an…
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First Impressions from Purdue Game
Sorry for the late comments this week. I had a wedding to attend right after yesterday’s game so I didn’t have time to get anything posted till today.…
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Aldridge, Hughes Can Power Irish Ground Attack
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – If there was one take away for Notre Dame fans from Saturday’s 31-14 loss at the hands of Michigan State, it was that…
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Konrad Reuland Transfering From Notre Dame
Internet rumors circulated last night that sophomore tight end Konrad Reuland was transferring from Notre Dame, and those rumors became reality Monday when Charlie Weis released a statement…
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Irish Offensive Line Improving, But Still a Work in Progress
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – The Notre Dame offensive line has been the most maligned unit on the Irish’s disappointing now 0-4 squad this year, but against Michigan…
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Irish Improvements Not Enough, MSU Cruises to 31-14 Victory
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis took his team back to training camp this past week and for about thirty minutes, it appeared to be paying off…
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First Impressions on Michigan State
Here are my first impressions of the game without going back to watch it. If the Eagles win tomorrow I think I’ll have the heart to go back…
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It’s a James Aldridge Kind of Week
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s struggling ground game could receive a shot in the arm this weekend if sophomore James Aldridge, whom Charlie Weis hinted would…
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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…