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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Notre Dame the Nation’s Most Valuable College Football Team
Forbes magazine released a list of the most valuable college football teams in the country and Notre Dame was selected as the most valuable. The Fighting Irish football…
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Taylor Dever Now a 4 Star Prospect on Scout.com
Notre Dame offensive line commit Taylor Dever was recently bumped up to a four star recruit on Scout.com. Dever was previously a two star, but this week he…
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No Ron, They Just Don’t Listen to You
In a Chicago Tribune article from today about the commitment of Martez Wilson to Illinois, Wilson talked about the influence college coaches have on NFL coaches in terms…
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Harrison Smith is Notre Dame’s 16th Commitment for ’07
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame fans were treated to an early Christmas present on Friday when Knoxville Catholic safety Harrison Smith became the 16th commitment in this year’s recruiting…
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Should He Stay or Should He Go? Zbikowski Unsure
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Senior safety and defensive captain Tom Zbikowski didn’t play a down as a freshman in 2003 which would allow him to return for…
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Ronald Talley Burning Bridges on the Way Out
Yesterday I posted that former Notre Dame defensive end Ronald Talley was transferring to the University of Delaware. A day later there’s been numerous quotes from Talley about…
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Ronald Talley Lands at University of Delaware
Former Notre Dame defense end Ronald Talley has decided to transfer to the University of Delaware after leaving Notre Dame in the middle of the season. Talley was…
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Taylor Dever is Notre Dame’s 15th Verbal
(UHND.com) – Over the weekend it was reported that Taylor Dever committed to Notre Dame last week during an in home visit by Brian Polian. Dever, an offensive…
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Golden Tate Commits to Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame got its 13th commitment early on Tuesday in the form of Ian Williams and didn’t need to wait too long for its 14th when…
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Irish Land Legit DT: Ian Williams Commits to Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – With one of the major needs of this year’s recruiting class is defensive tackle, Notre Dame got some great news Tuesday with the commitment of Ian…
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Joe McKnight Still Likes Notre Dame
With the commitment of Armando Allen last week and the recruiting of Robert Hughes and Golden Tate at running back, a name that’s been lost in running back…
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Quinn to Samardzija UCLA Game Winner Finalist for Game Changing Performance Play of the Year
Brady Quinn’s game winning 45 yard touchdown pass to Jeff Samardzija is a finalist for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the year. The play will probably be…
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Vote For Brady Quinn – Again
Quinn may have lost out on the Heisman this weekend, but he was named a finalist for the Cingular Player of the Year Award which is vote on…
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Jimmy Clausen, Oaks Christian Wins Southern Section Championship
Jimmy Clausen continues to lead his Oaks Christian team to their fourth straight state title overall – the third while he’s been the starting quarterback. Clausen has still…
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Brady Quinn Wins 2006 Maxwell Award
(UHND.com) – Brady Quinn probably won’t leave New York with the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, but he left the Home Depot College Football Awards Show with the Maxwell…
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Reggie Bush Didn’t Vote for Brady Quinn
According to the Mississippi Sun Herald, Reggie Bush did not have Brady Quinn on his ballot, but did vote Troy Smith #1 and Darren McFadden #2. His reasoning…
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Brady Quinn Named 2006 Heisman Trophy Finalist
(UHND.com) – Last year Brady Quinn finished fourth in the Heisman voting and did not get an invitation to the Downtown Athletic Club to join Matt Leinart, Reggie…
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Meanwhile, this Guy Gets it Right: The Case for Quinn for Heisman
After looking at the CBS Heisman rankings referenced in my previous post, reading the following article from the NY Sun was refreshing. Allen Barra has an outstanding article…
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CBS “Experts” Are Uncanny Prognosticators
The experts over at CBS, including Notre Dame fan favorite Dennis Dodd has a list of their Heisman rankings available online. Seems the geniuses over at the Columbia…
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Interesting Article on Chris Donald
Allen Wallace from SuperPrep posted a free article last night with an update on Chris Donald. The full article can be found here, but here are a few…
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Recruiting Momentum Swinging in Notre Dame’s Favor
(UHND.com) – If you’ve scoured the various Notre Dame message boards over the last week and a half you get the sense that recruiting is just about to…
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Stewart Mandel Doesn’t Hate Notre Dame, Really, He Swears…
A few weeks back Mandel responded to emails that he hated Notre Dame saying he indeed had no ill feelings for the Irish. His reasoning then was… “If…
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Steve Spurrier Still Hates Notre Dame
The final ballots for the coaches poll are made public and according to today’s South Bend Tribune, guess who has Notre Dame ranked lower than any other coach?…
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Note the New York Media, No Means No
This is really starting to get old. What else must Charlie Weis say to have his name stop being floated around in head coaching rumors in the NFL? …
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Golden Tate LOVED his Notre Dame Visit
Rumors circulated over the weekend that Golden Tate committed to Notre Dame. While those rumors proved to be false, for now, the Tennessean reported today that Tate absolutely…
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Golden Tate Named All-American
Notre Dame recruit Golden Tate was named the DII-A/AA Mr. Football in Tennessee for the second year in a row and has now been named to the All-American…
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Notre Dame Invited to 2007 Sugar Bowl vs. LSU
(UHND.com) – For the second year in a row under Charlie Weis Notre Dame is headed to a BCS Bowl game after being selected by the Sugar Bowl…
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Chris Donald Has Decided Where He’s Going
One of Notre Dame’s biggest recruits this year, Chris Donald, has decided where he is going to school, but he won’t announce until the Army All American Bowl…
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USC Loss Clouds ND’s Bowl Options
When USC lost to UCLA yesterday, it changed what looked to be an almost settled BCS picture. USC was to play OSU in the title game, Michigan would…
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Armando Allen Commits to Notre Dame Class of ’07
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame received its 12th verbal commitment of the year Friday when running back Armando Allen selected the Irish over instate Florida. The Miami area native…
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John Carlson A Finalist for 2006 Mackey Award
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame senior tight end John Carlson was named a finalist for the Mackey Award as one of the nation’s top tight ends Thursday afternoon along…
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Brady Quinn Battles to the End
(UHND.com) – Brady Quinn desperately wanted to close out his Notre Dame career with a win over USC, one of the few things missing from his illustrious career…
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LSU to the Rose Bowl? Notre Dame to Sugar?
SI.com reported earlier today that the Rose Bowl is going to select LSU to face off against Michigan or USC should the Trojans lose to rival UCLA this…
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Notre Dame 10th in Latest BCS, BCS Bowl Still Likely
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s 44-24 loss at the hands of USC this weekend disappointing as it was, probably did not knock the Irish out of a BCS bowl…
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Missed Opportunities Dooms Notre Dame Against USC
(UHND.com) – For the Irish to go into Los Angeles and come out with their 11th victory of the season, they were going to have to play nearly…
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Notre Dame Derailed By Trojans, Again
Los Angeles, CA (UHND.com) – USC scored touchdowns in its first three possessions to jump out to a 21-3 lead in the first half and never really looked…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. USC ’06
(UHND.com) – This week’s preview is coming very late, but I couldn’t help but write one at the last minute to make my weekly prediction. So for the…
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Special Teams Could be the Difference
Los Angeles, CA (UHND.com) – Kickoff to today’s much anticipated Notre Dame-USC game is now just hours away and all week long Notre Dame’s defense versus the USC…
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From Michigan State to Army: The Defining Moments of Brady Quinn at Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Brady Quinn walked off the field last Saturday for the final time in Notre Dame Stadium and will only have two more chances to wake up…
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Brady Quinn Finalist for 2006 Maxwell, O’Brien Awards
(UHND.com) – Senior quarterback Brady Quinn was named a finalist for a couple more post season awards on Tuesday when he was named one of three finalists for…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Army ’06
Special Teams Inconsistent Again The Notre Dame special teams were shaky again this week. Kick coverage was pretty poor and Carl Gioia missed another extra point this week. …
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Michigan Still 2nd, Notre Dame Still 5th in BCS… Now What?
(UHND.com) – When the BCS standings were released Sunday afternoon, the top five looked eerily similar to last weeks, and for good reason – they did not change.…
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Heisman Most Likely Out of Brady Quinn’s Reach
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – A berth to the national championship game was not the only thing riding on the outcome of this past weekends much ballyhooed Ohio…
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Green Jerseys a Final Gift For Notre Dame Seniors
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis not only surprised the 80,000+ fans in Notre Dame Stadium and the millions of Irish fans watching on NBC when his…
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Notre Dame Wears Green Jerseys, Beats Army 41-9
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis surprised his players with green jerseys for a talented group of senior’s final home game, and the Irish responded with a…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Army ’06
Notre Dame closes out its home schedule of the 2006 season on Saturday when the Black Knights of Army travel to South Bend. A game between the Irish…
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Rhema McKnight, Jeff Samardzija Chasing Each Other
On Saturday afternoon fifth year senior Rhema McKnight caught his 158th career pass at Notre Dame, breaking Tom Gatewood’s previous record of 157. McKnight will have to fight…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Air Force ’06
The Notre Dame special teams units had another up and down came this week. The Irish blocked a field goal which Terrail Lambert returned for a touchdown, but…
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Notre Dame Starts Fast, Then Coasts to Win over Falcons
Colorado Springs, CO (UHND.com) – Notre Dame scored on its first three offensive possessions, all Brady Quinn touchdowns, and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown in…
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Arrelious Benn Picks Illinois, World Doesn’t End for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Arrelious Benn, as suspected by most recruiting experts, made Illinois the college of his choice on Thursday night, and surprisingly the world didn’t end for the…