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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Darius Fleming Looking to Win Championships at Notre Dame
A clever fan from Detroit (hmmm, wonder what his favorite team is) posed the following question to Darius Flemming today during an ESPN.com chat today – “How does…
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Brady Quinn Graceful in Responce to Theismann Criticism
I just posted the comments Joe Theismann made regarding Brady Quinn’s appearance at the draft this past weekend and have come across Quinn’s reaction to them from yesterday’s…
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Joe Theismann Slams Brady Quinn After Draft Fall
Ok, so I’m chiming in on this a little late, but it’s been a bit of a busy week, but anyway… Apparently Joe Theismann was not impressed with…
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“You will be thrilled every time you watch him as a punt returner”
When Cam Cameron came out to address the Dolphins fans at their draft party after they selected Ted Ginn Jr over Brady Quinn he was met with a…
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Thanks Brady, Give the NFL Hell
No matter how you feel about Quinn’s performances at Notre Dame this past year, as a Notre Dame fan your heart has to go out to Quinn today.…
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Dolphins Fans Not Happy with Selection of Ginn Over Quinn
Miami Dolphins fans must have felt like things were really falling into place for them when Brady Quinn fell into their lap with the 9th overall pick. The…
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Brady Quinn Continues to Fall, Browns Looking to Trade Up
Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, and Miami – all teams with obvious quarterback needs – all passed on Brady Quinn already today and with the New York Giants on the…
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Notre Dame Spring ’07 Wrap: The Quarterbacks
Now that spring practice has come and gone, I’m going to take a look at each position and analyze where Notre Dame is at and how certain players…
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A Look Notre Dame’s First Ten ’08 Commits
Recruiting news has been fast and furious during this early stages of this young recruiting season. With 10 commitments before the end of April, here is a quick…
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Initial Thoughts from the Blue-Gold Game
Just got in after a long day in South Bend and I’ll have plenty of stuff over the next couple of days – especially tomorrow as I await…
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Crist Commitment A Sign of Changing Times for Irish
Coming into this year many questioned whether or not Notre Dame could land a top caliber signal caller after landing uber recruit Jimmy Clausen last year. Yesterday, Charlie…
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More Info on David Posluszny
Here’s a little more information on Notre Dame’s latest commitment – David Posluszny – from around the net… The Pittsburgh Post Gazette on his commitment: “I like everything…
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This is Sure to Tick Off Some Penn State Fans
In looking for some info on David Posluszny for a blog I plan on posting later tonight, I came across this quote from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about how…
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Trevor Robinson Commits to Nebraska
Notre Dame’s offensive line recruiting took its first blow of the season Saturday when news broke that Trevor Robinson committed to home state Nebraska over Notre Dame and…
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Samardzija Pitches Well in Season Debut
Jeff Samardzija took the hill for the Daytona Cubs Friday for the first time of the season and pitched pretty well in his initial outing of the year.…
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Notre Dame Spring ’07 Report: LB Update
With the addition on a linebacker spot this year with the installation of the 3-4 defense, linebacker has been another hot topic this spring. Notre Dame returns starters…
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Spring Update 4/4/07: Notes from Wednesday’s Press Conference
Defensive coaches Corwin Brown and Bill Lewis spoke to the media on Wednesday as did the defensive players. I posted an article on Derrell Hand and another one…
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Jeff Samardzija Launches Official Website
After reading my post below about the cast of receivers trying to take over the starting receiver spots left vacated by the graduations of Jeff Samardzija and Rhema…
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Notre Dame Spring ’07 Report: Wide Receivers Update
While I’m catching up with some of the All Access videos I’ve missed over the past couple of days, I figured I’d post something about the wide receivers…
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Spring Update 4/2/07: Notes from Monday’s Press Conference
Weis’ main concern with the quarterback situation right now is finding the guy who can run the offense efficiently in terms of getting the play from the sidelines…
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Jon Gruden Will Coach at Notre Dame After All… Kinda
Many Notre Dame fans remember vividly the rumors of Jon Gruden coming to coach Notre Dame prior to the 2002 season. Five years later, Gruden will end up…
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Notes from Saturday’s Press Conference
Charlie Weis met with the media Saturday after a rain soaked practice. Here’s a quick review of what he had to say. Weis did not completely disregard the…
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Notre Dame Spring ’07 Report: Running Backs
Six practices are in the books for the 2007 Spring Football season so I figured I’d take a look at some of the more pivotal positions that must…
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Will Yeatman is Good at Lacrosse
Tight end Will Yeatman is making an immediate impact on the Notre Dame lacrosse team in his freshman year after notching another hat trick on Saturday. Freshman Will…
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Kyle Rudolph Makes it Five for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Later this morning, Cincinnati native Kyle Rudolph will become the fifth member of the Class of 2008 recruiting class at an early morning press conference. Rudolph,…
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Notre Dame Names 2007 Captains Early
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Head coach Charlie Weis usually waits towards the end of spring ball to name his captains, but with the severe lack of numbers…
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Brady Quinn is a Perfectionist and Faster than JaMarcus Russell
Notre Dame held its second Pro Day last Thursday, and despite a strong showing from Brady Quinn, he wasn’t exactly pleased with his showing. Quinn said afterward he…
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Gary Gray Breaks Arm, Munir Prince Moves to CB
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Gary Gray enrolled at Notre Dame this January to get an early start on his college, but a broken arm in Notre Dame’s…
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And They’re Off, Notre Dame’s ’07 Quarterback Derby Begins
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Wednesday not only marked the beginning of spring football for the 2007 Fighting Irish, but also marked the beginning of one of the…
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Health, Opportunity Highlights Weis’s Spring Presser
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis’s initial press conference of the 2007 spring football season centered around two main themes – the health of the team and…
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Notes from Wednesday Press Conference
Here is the Cliff Notes version of Charlie Weis’s press conference on Wednesday. Travis Thomas was moved back to running back and Chris Stewart was moved to defensive…
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Jimmy Clausen’s Arm Injured?
A Chicago Sun Times article on Tuesday implied that uber-recruit Jimmy Clausen’s arm is injured and may limit what he can and cannot do this Spring. Jim Clausen…
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Breaking Down the Midwest Bracket
Notre Dame may not have gotten a great first round draw, but when looking at the other top seeds in this bracket, the Irish faired pretty well. I…
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Jeff Samardzija’s Spring Training Ends as Cubs Cut 14
Jeff Samardzija made his last appearance of Spring Training for the Cubs on Monday after they cut 14 players from their spring roster. Before being sent down to…
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Notre Dame Earns 6th Seed in 2007 NCAA Tournament, Date with Winthrop
(UHND.com) – Selection Sunday came and went and the Big East received a few surprises from the selection committee. The biggest surprise came from the omission of Syracuse…
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Armando Allen is FAST
Here is a clip of Armando Allen running the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 13.82. Bold prediction for 2007: Allen returns a kickoff and a punt…
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A Little More Info On Sean Cwynar
Notre Dame’s latest commitment could end being one of the more important recruits in this year’s class because he is a big time talent at a position where…
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Everyone’s a Winner at Tommy Zbikowski Fight
Tuesday night Tom Zbikowski participated in a charity boxing event that, despite a lot of hiccups, ended up being rather successful with an estimated $40,000 being raised for…
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Petigout Signs with Bucs, Jordan Black to Follow?
Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Luke Petigout who was cut by the Giants after suffering through an injury riddled season was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tuesday. …
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Notre Dame Gets 4th Commit From Sean Cwynar
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s fourth commitment of the year is a big one – literally – for Charlie Weis and Notre Dame. Sean Cwynar, a 6’3”, 285 pound…
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Depth Chart Engineering 103 – Projecting the Defense
Here’s my initial crack at projected the defense. Let me start off by saying, this is 10x harder than projecting the offense since we really aren’t sure what…
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Gee, Thanks Again NBC
To anyone who complains about the unfair advantage that Notre Dame receives from the NBC contract, I point out another one of those “unfair advantages” from today’s NFL…
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Jeff Samardzija Impressive In Spring Training Debut
Jeff Samardzija made his spring training debut this past weekend and despite only pitching one inning, his debut got him some good reviews from manager Lou Pinella as…
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Brady Quinn Has Impressive Performance at Pro Day
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Brady Quinn gave a host of NFL coaches, execs, and scouts an up close look at his passing abilities on Sunday at the…
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Braxston Cave, John Goodman Commit to Notre Dame After Junior Day
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s Junior Day this past weekend netted the Irish their second and third commitments of the year in the form of wide receiver John Goodman…
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Ara Parseghian, Lou Holtz Coaching 2007 Blue-Gold Game
I posted an article up on the main site with some information on Holtz and Ara as the coaches for the Blue-Gold game earlier tonight, but figured I’d…
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Parseghian and Holtz To Coach Blue-Gold Game
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Ever since he took over as head coach at Notre Dame, Charlie Weis has had past players serve as honorary coaches for the…
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Brady… Brady… Brady… it’s WEIS not WEISS
Earlier tonight I linked to the latest blog entry for Brady Quinn on his XBOX Community Blog. If read it carefully, you will find the following passage… “Having…
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Recapping Notre Dame Prospects at the 2007 NFL Combine
All stats are courtesy of FFLiveWire. They have the numbers for every athlete that participated in the combine. Brady Quinn – 6′ 3 3/4″, 232 lbs Quinn made…
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This Quinn Dropping Crap is Really Getting Old
Just when I thought the Quinn dropping crap couldn’t get any dumber, ProFootballTalk.com delivered this little nugget on Monday. “One of the darlings of the scouting combine is…