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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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Purdue ’06
Quarterback Brady Quinn had a fairly average game stats-wise. 318 yards and two touchdowns is about what is expected of the senior quarterback these days even though a…
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James Aldridge’s Debut Will Have to Wait Another Week, At Least
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – While highly touted freshman running back James Aldridge was cleared to play medically, head coach Charlie Weis decided against using the talented back…
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Rhema McKnight Continues Comeback Tour
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – After watching Maurice Stovall and Jeff Samardzija have breakout seasons a year ago from the sidelines a year ago, Rhema McKnight was champing…
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Darius Walker Paces Improved Irish Ground Game
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – After seven 100 yard performances in 2005, Darius Walker had yet to eclipse the century mark through four contests in 2006 – until…
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Notre Dame Handles Purdue, Wins 35-21
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame marched down the field behind a six run/one pass drive to start off Saturday’s contest with Purdue and never looked back.…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Purdue ’06
The emotional roller coaster that is the Notre Dame 2006 season continues this week with the Irish returning home to take on in-state rival Purdue. The undefeated Boilermakers…
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Notre Dame to Offer Additional 5000 Season Tickets in 2007
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame announced Thursday that they would be selling an additional 5000 season tickets for the 2007 season, the first time they have offered season tickets…
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Charlie Weis Talks Purdue, And Not Much Else
(UHND.com) – At his weekly Tuesday press conference Charlie Weis talked about the Purdue personnel, areas his team needs to work on, and injuries, but the Notre Dame…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Michigan State ’06
Late hit on N’Dukwe was borderline The late hit on N’Dukwe caused a whole lot of controversy after the fracas that ensued, but I think the penalty was…
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Notre Dame Shows The Heart of a Champion in Michigan State Comeback
(UHND.com) – Whether or not the Irish have the talent or depth of a championship caliber team is very debateable this year, but one thing is clear after…
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Comeback Aside, Plenty of Problems Face Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – The euphoria from Saturday’s unbelievable comeback is starting to die down a bit and now that the dust has settled, it’s easy to see there are…
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Post Game Report Card: Michigan State
Based on some feedback from last week, we’ll try doing the post game report card a little different this week. Instead of assigning alphabetical grades to each unit,…
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Brady Quinn 2005 vs. Brady Quinn 2006
The play of Brady Quinn has been greatly discussed at great length so far this year. The general consensus is that Quinn is not the same player as…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Michigan State ’06
(UHND.com) – I had hoped to write about how the Irish were one game away from completing a perfect September and ready to go on cruise control on…
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Highlights from Wednesday’s Presser – Brady Quinn
Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s press conference with offensive captain Brady Quinn. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On Saturday’s performance…
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Highlights from Wednesday’s Presser – Tommy Zbikowski
Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s press conference with defensive captain Tommy Zbikowski. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On the mental…
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Highlights from Tuesday’s Presser
Here are some highlights from Charlie Weis’s Tuesday press conference. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On the 40th anniversary of the…
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A Funny Thing Happened in South Bend Today
(UHND.com) – A funny thing happened in South Bend today… the sun came up, the players returned to the practice field, and Charlie Weis was talking to the…
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Notre Dame Scoreboard Watching ’06
With the early season loss to Michigan, the national title hopes for Notre Dame took a serious beating. The Irish’s title hopes aren’t dead, but with a loss…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
Michigan Wanted it More The Michigan players played this game with a fire that the Irish player’s were lacking. Whether it was the business like approach or whether…
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Gray Commit Huge for Notre Dame Defensive Backfield
(UHND.com) – With the blowout loss to Michigan this past weekend, comparisons to Willingham’s second year were bound to come up. People will point out that Weis, like…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
Quarterback This was one of the worst performances in Brady Quinn’s career at Notre Dame despite decent stats. He managed to complete 24 of 48 passes for 234…
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Heisman Not Completely Out of the Question for Brady Quinn
Saturday threw a giant monkey wrench into the Brady Quinn Heisman campaign, but it might not have derailed it all together. While Quinn’s performance was certainly not Heisman…
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It Wasn’t ‘Just Another Game’ for Michigan
(UHND.com) – All week long Charlie Weis preached that this weekend’s bout with Michigan was just another game for the Irish. Just one of twelve regular season games…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
(UHND.com) – With my true feelings for Michigan out in the air, it’s time for an objective look at this weekend’s huge matchup in South Bend. With both…
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Michigan – Rival or Enemy for Notre Dame?
(UHND.com) – Dictionary.com defines the term rival as “a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo…
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South Bend Hasn’t Been Kind to Lloyd Carr
(UHND.com) – Since taking over as the head coach at Michigan in 1995, Lloyd Carr has traveled to South Bend three times. Each time Carr has entered the…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Welcome to week two of Final Review here at UHND.com. We’re a little late this week thanks to a flat fire on the Indiana turnpike on the trek…
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N’Dukwe & Zbikowski: Notre Dame’s Defensive Safety Valves
(UHND.com) – Two weeks into the season and the Notre Dame defense is grabbing most of the headlines for the #2 ranked Irish thanks in large part to…
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John Carlson Emerging as a Playermaker for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – As the second string tight end for the Irish a season ago, John Carlson caught seven passes for just 56 yards in 11 games. On Saturday,…
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Notre Dame Moves up to 2nd in AP, 3rd in Coaches Poll
(UHND.com) – With their impressive 41-17 win over Penn State Saturday, the Irish jumped back up in the polls Sunday, a week after they fell despite winning their…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Quarterback Brady Quinn started off a little shaky in the first quarter, missing both Jeff Samardzija and John Carlson on gimme touchdowns on the same drive before the…
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Irish Stomp Penn State, Win 41-17
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) – On Friday night Travis Thomas told a crowd of 35,000+ fans that he and his teammates weren’t scared for their season opener. On…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
(UHND.com) Well, its just about midnight here on the east coast and I’ll be heading out to South Bend in just under five hours so I figured I…
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Penn State Review: Lions Solid, Unspectacular in Opener
(UHND.com) – Penn State opened its 2006 season against the mighty Zips of Akron this past Saturday in a tune game before they showdown with the Irish this…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech ’06
Welcome to a new weekly column we will be having here on UHND. Every Monday I will be posting an article with my final thoughts on the previous…
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Random Thoughts and Notes on Georgia Tech
(UHND.com) – The first game is in the books and the UHND recap and report card are both up so before we do some more specific articles I’m…
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Post Game Report Card: Georgia Tech
Quarterback Brady Quinn had the deer in the headlights look on his face for much of the first half. Jon Tenuta did a hell of a job confusing…
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Irish Survive Scare from Tech, Win 14-10
Atlanta, GA (UHND.com) – With a sputtering offense that was blitzed from all angles by an attacking Georgia defense, Notre Dame relied on its much maligned defense to…
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Frank’s Georgia Tech Preview
(UHND.com) – In just over two days Notre Dame will open its most anticipated season in over a decade in Atlanta when they face off with Georgia Tech…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis ’06: Linebackers
Maurice Crum (Jr) – 6’0”, 220 Crum started every game at apache last year as a true sophomore after redshirting in 2004. He’s a versatile athletic who Weis…
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Notre Dame Opponent Scouting Report: Michigan
Chad Henne burst on to the scene as a true freshman in 2004 leading the Wolverines to the Rose Bowl, but his sophomore season was a bit of…
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2006 Notre Dame Depth Chart Analysis
Charlie Weis handed out the preliminary depth chart for the Georgia Tech game on Thursday and while its not 100% etched in stone, the chart Weis released answers…
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Notre Dame Freshmen Just Trying to Get on the Bus
With just under two weeks remaining until Notre Dame kicks off the 2006 season in Atlanta against Georgia Tech, the Irish held their freshman media day and the…
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Charlie Weis Awards Four With Scholarships
(UHND.com) – After practice on Monday, Charlie Weis and the Notre Dame coaching staff let defensive linemen Casey Cullen and Travis Leitko; long snapper JJ Jansen, and offensive…
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Anthony Fasano Getting Welcomed to NFL
Anthony Fasano has been taking some lumps in Cowboys camp this summer, but the former Golden Domer is still practicing. Fasano will be the Cowboys backup tight end…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp Practice Update 8/19
Ryan Harris is on schedule with his rehab Starting left tackle Ryan Harris had been reduced to stationary bike duty for most of training camp, but has begun…
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Former Notre Dame WR Maurice Stovall Impresses Again
For the second preseason game in a row, Maurice Stovall had an impressive performance. Last week, Stovall caught a touchdown in the Bucs preseason opener and on Saturday…
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Notre Dame Opens 2006 Season #2 in AP Poll
(UHND.com) – The first AP poll of the season was released on Friday night with the Irish in second place, their highest ranking since starting the 1994 season…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Wide Receiver
In 2005 Notre Dame had two 1,000 yard receivers in the same season for the first time in history. Under Charlie Weis, the wide receivers flourished despite the…