Mitch Harper

About

Mitch Harper has been a BYU Cougars Insider for sports.ksl.com since 2019, he is the host of a daily show called, Cougar Tracks on YouTube and KSL NewsRadio, the legacy home of the BYU Cougars.

Harper is also a co-host for Cougar Sports Saturday and the Big 12 Football show on KSL NewsRadio, “First & 12.”

Mitch has been a credentialed member on the BYU beat since 2014.

Harper provides coverage, intel, and analysis to all KSL Sports platforms (sports.ksl.com, KSL NewsRadio, KSL Sports Zone, KSL 5 TV).

Expertise

• BYU Football
• BYU Basketball
• Big 12 Conference
• BYU Recruiting
• Transfer Portal

Career Highlights

• Launching Cougar Tracks into a daily, multimedia program on KSL platforms
• Covering BYU’s transition into the Big 12 Conference
• On-location coverage during BYU football’s 2020 season, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic
• Covered 120 BYU football games in the press box since the 2014 season. (As of September 2026)
• Four Men’s NCAA Tournaments (2021 in the Indianapolis Bubble, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Six Bowl Games (Las Vegas, Famous Idaho Potato, Boca Raton, Independence, New Mexico, Alamo)
• Long-form podcast A Century of Cougar Football, documenting 100 years of BYU football