Frank Vitovitch
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Overreactions: More Uninspiring MACtion from Notre Dame at Home
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman talked a lot all week about learning from the mistakes of the Northern Illinois debacle two weeks ago. It looked like the…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Defense Leads Irish in 28-3 Win Over Miami of Ohio
Notre Dame wasn’t able to continue the offensive dominance it displayed a week ago in a beatdown of Purdue. Instead, the Irish offense sputtered out of the gates…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Take Care of Business Against Another MAC
Notre Dame has a better record against the SEC (1-0) than against the MAC (0-1) at this point of the season, thanks to the home-opening loss to Northern…
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Marcus Freeman Reviews Purdue Rout and Looks Ahead to Miami of Ohio
Marcus Freeman looked back at the 66-7 rout of Purdue and ahead to Saturday’s Miami of Ohio matchup. The players of the game against Purdue were Jeremiah Love…
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Notre Dame Loses Two Starters For Season Following Purdue Win
The injury news for Notre Dame football was almost as bad as it could have been coming out of their rout of Purdue over the weekend. Starting offensive…
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Notre Dame Football Leapfrogs Michigan in Latest AP Poll
Notre Dame’s 66-7 shellacking of Purdue on Saturday was enough for the AP Poll to temporarily forget about last week’s loss to NIU and push the Irish up…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Football Continues Jeykll & Hyde Routine with Purdue Blowout
Will the real Notre Dame football team for 2024 please stand up? A week after getting beat at home by a MAC opponent, the Irish made the quick…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Beat Purdue Like a Drum in 66-7 Rout
A week after struggling to string first downs together, Notre Dame traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana, and blew the doors off of Purdue. The Irish led 42-0 at…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Football Rebound from Crushing Loss?
A week after one of the worst losses in program history, Notre Dame returns to action today. Marcus Freeman leads his team into Ross-Ade Stadium this afternoon to…
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No More Mulligans for Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame
When Notre Dame hired Marcus Freeman as a first-time head coach three years ago, everyone knew there would be bumps along the road. It was inevitable. After the…
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Overreactions: Another Embarassing Home-Opener for Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame
Another year, another unthinkable home loss for a Marcus Freeman-coached Notre Dame football team. Freeman “led” a lifeless team onto the field as a 4-touchdown favorite and walked…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Avoid Emotional Letdown in Home Opener?
Notre Dame returns home for its first home game of the 2024 season today, fresh off their 23-13 win over Texas A&M on the road a week ago.…
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Before the Box Score: Key Stats as Notre Dame Faces Northern Illinois in Home Opener
The potential for a breather on Saturday exists to a certain extent for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That’s because they enter their home opener matchup against the…
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Notre Dame Set Up for Playoff Run After A&M Victory
Notre Dame would have been able to overcome a loss to Texas A&M last weekend and still make the College Football Playoffs thanks to the expansion to 12…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Outlast Texas A&M in 23-13 Victory
Notre Dame and Texas A&M slugged it out like most thought they would on Saturday night, with the Irish left standing at the end. Notre Dame put together…
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Notre Dame Football – Texas A&M Hype Video
Get ready for one of the most anticipated season openers in college football! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to face off against the Texas A&M Aggies,…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Overcome Aggie Defense, Atmosphere?
Notre Dame opens its 2024 season in a little over 24 hours on the road in Kyle Field against the 20th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies. The Irish enter the…
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Before the Boxscore: Stats to Watch in Notre Dame, Texas A&M High Stakes Opener
Notre Dame and Texas A&M get their respective 2024 campaigns on Saturday in what should be a heated battle, warm weather or not. The Irish need a strong…
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Weather Forecast About As Favorable as Possible for Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
One of the toughest aspects of preparing for the 2024 season opener against Texas A&M on the road in Kyle Field was the potential for excessive heat. Northern…
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Parallel To ’88 Champs Should Ease Notre Dame Fans’ Biggest Fear in 2024
Ask any Notre Dame fan what their biggest fear in 2024 is, and you will likely get almost unanimous consent that it’s the offensive line. The starting line…
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Notre Dame Football Depth Chart – 2024 Texas A&M
Notre Dame released their first official depth chart of the season on Monday with a few minor surprises and a few confirmations of things we’ve seen coming for…
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Notre Dame Football Roster 2024
Notre Dame’s 20224 football roster once again features a mix of returning veterans, new transfers, and promising freshmen from the recruiting class of 2024. Quarterback Riley Leonard and…
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Notre Dame Is Giving Marcus Freeman the Resources to Build a Champion
When Brian Kelly left Notre Dame for a pile of cash and a fake accent at LSU, he used the word resources in coming up with reasons why…
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Notre Dame’s Defense Should Rival 2012 Unit That Propelled Title Game Run
Notre Dame kicks off its 2024 season in less than a week. When they do, they’ll be powered by a defense that could rival, or even surpass, the…
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Urban Meyer Can’t Help Himself When It Comes to Notre Dame
Disgraced former college football head coach Urban Meyer was on the Triple Option podcast earlier this week. When asked about Notre Dame, the former Irish assistant, and total…
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Notre Dame Opens Up its Recruiting Board at Wide Receiver
When Notre Dame suffered a string of tough recruiting losses in July, most notably from 5-star Derek Meadows, it became obvious that the Irish would have to expand…
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Notre Dame Should Look to Michigan 2018 Gameplan for A&M Blueprint
Notre Dame kicks off its 2024 season in just nine days in one of the more challenging environments in all of college football – Kyle Field, home of…
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Is Texas A&M Game a Must-Win for Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman?
The new 12-team College Football Playoff field allows for more forgiveness of regular season losses for everyone around the country, but especially Notre Dame, which could only guarantee…
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It Looks Like It’s Time for Plan B at QB Recruiting for Notre Dame
The writing has been on the wall for a couple of months now, but it looks like an eventual decommit from long-time Notre Dame “commit” Deuce Knight might…
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Two Notre Dame Freshman Land on True Freshman All-American Team
On3 released their pre-season True Freshman All-American team, and Notre Dame was well represented. Two members of the recruiting class of 2024 were listed: offensive tackle Anthonie Knapp…
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Defense Dominates 2024 Notre Dame Football Captains
Notre Dame ended its fall camp portion of the summer this weekend with its latest jersey scrimmage. As the Irish “break camp,” they also named their captains for…
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Is Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts Getting Overlooked this Summer?
Notre Dame’s secondary features reigning Bronko Nagurski award winner Xavier Watts, but you might not know it based on some pre-season All-American lists. Watts has been getting overlooked…
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Benjamin Morrison Predicting Big Things for Freshman Notre Dame CB
Two years ago, Benjamin Morrison enrolled at Notre Dame in the summer and ended up having a monster freshman season with six interceptions. Morrison is an All-American and…
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Notre Dame Football Set to Wear Green Jerseys Again in 2024
Marcus Freeman is not afraid to pull out the green jerseys as the head coach of the Fighting Irish. For the third year in a row, Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Transfer Pegged as Potential Breakout Player in 2024
On Thursday, ESPN published a list of 32 players around the country who are potential breakout players ($) in 2024, and Notre Dame’s projected starting nickel, Jordan Clark, made…
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Could Notre Dame Start a Freshman at Left Tackle in 2024?
When Charles Jagusah went down for the season early in training camp, the conventional wisdom was that fifth-year senior Tosh Baker would be moved back to left tackle…
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Former Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu Koramoah Gets PAID
Former Butkus Award-winning star linebacker for Notre Dame Jeremiah Owusu Koramoah got PAID by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. The Browns inked JOK to a 3-year extension worth…
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Notre Dame, NBC Pick Ambitious Dates For New Here Come the Irish Docuseries
On Wednesday, Notre Dame and NBC announced a new streaming docuseries following the 2024 Fighting Irish football team. The dates they selected suggest the duo is expecting big…
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Notre Dame WR Kris Mitchell’s Stock is On the Rise
Almost midway through fall camp for Notre Dame football in 2024, one player whose stock is on the rise already is FIU transfer Kris Mitchell. After lacking a…
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Notre Dame WR Jordan Faison Working on Outside to Start Camp
When Notre Dame opened camp on Wednesday, one subtle but significant roster move was sophomore receiver Jordan Faison working outside at the field receiver position after spending his…
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8 Notre Dame Position Battles to Watch in Fall Camp 2024
We’re less than four weeks out from the kickoff of the 2024 Notre Dame football season, and the Irish report to camp this week to build on last…
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Notre Dame’s 2024 Shamrock Series Jerseys Are Hit and Miss
On Wednesday, Notre Dame released their alternate jerseys for the 2024 Shamrock Series game against Army in Yankee Stadium, and they were close to knocking it out of…
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USC’s Lincoln Riley Suggests He Would Drop Notre Dame if Schedule Got Too Hard
USC head coach Lincoln Riley was asked about the historic Notre Dame – USC rivalry at his first Big Ten media day following Southern Cal’s move to a…
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Notre Dame Can Fix Wide Receiver Recruiting On the Field
Notre Dame’s wide receiver recruiting fell off the rails in July. A disastrous month for new wide receivers coach Mike Brown, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, and head coach…
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Notre Dame Unveils New Football Jerseys on ESPN First Take
Notre Dame’s New York media blitz continued on Friday with the unveiling of new football jerseys during an appearance on ESPN First Take. The changes aren’t a major…
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Notre Dame Needs Much More from Wide Receiver Room in ’24
Notre Dame needs more out of its wide receiver than it’s gotten over the last few years in 2024, not only if it wants to reach the College…
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3 Notre Dame Commits on On3’s “Future Freaks” List
ON3 released a list of 10 “Future Freaks” earlier this week, and Notre Dame was more than well represented. Irish commits accounted for 30% of the list, with…
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Notre Dame’s Rylie Mills Labeled a ‘Sleeper’ By ESPN
ESPN recently picked a “sleeper” player from every team in their pre-season top-25. When it came to Notre Dame, their #5 team in their post-spring rankings, they tabbed…
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Notre Dame vs. USC 1988: Cementing Their Position
Keeping national championship hopes and an undefeated season going has always been a challenge for college football teams. Having to capture the final regular season game against another…
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1971 Cotton Bowl: Notre Dame Foils Texas’ Championship Dreams
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish didn’t manage to capture the 1970 national championship. However, they did have a major role in making sure that the Texas Longhorns didn’t…