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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

  • Covering BYU’s transition into the Big 12 Conference
  • On-location coverage during BYU football’s 2020 season, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Covered 117 BYU football games in the press box since the 2014 season.
  • 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)
  • Longform podcast A Century of Cougar Football, documenting 100 years of BYU football

While Other Programs Shut Down, BYU Continues On With ‘Lively And Enjoyable’ Camp

With over 40 percent of FBS teams shut down this fall during the pandemic, BYU continues on with fall camp.
6 years ago

With No Games Against Big 12 Teams, Where Does BYU Go From Here?

Options are limited but there are still opportunities out there for BYU to pick up a few more games to its 2020 schedule.
6 years ago

Heralded BYU Newcomer Kody Epps Already Standing Out During Camp

BYU newcomer is turning heads during training camp practices.
6 years ago

Big Ten Postpones Football In Fall, Targets Spring Season

One of college football's most prestigious conferences is not playing on the gridiron this fall.
6 years ago

Independent UMass Cancels 2020 Football Season

The second FBS Independent has decided to cancel its 2020 football season.
6 years ago

Tom Holmoe Sends Message To BYU Ticket Holders Amid Uncertainty With Season

Decisions locally and nationally this week will play a big role in BYU possibly playing this fall.
6 years ago

BYU Football Down To Three Games After MWC Cancels Season

Fall sports in the Mountain West Conference has been postponed, leaving BYU with only a few games remaining on their 2020 schedule.
6 years ago

Nebraska Coach: Not Ruling Out Possibility Of Playing Season Outside Big Ten

If the Big Ten Conference proceeds with no football season, Nebraska might go at it alone.
6 years ago

BYU Installs New Splash Shield On Helmets To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19

The BYU football team added a new element to its helmet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 years ago

Northern Illinois Drops From BYU Schedule After MAC Postpones Fall Sports Season

It's a roller coaster ride for BYU football trying to put together a schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 years ago

Dixie State Football Team Pulls Woman To Safety After Her Hair Gets Caught In Rappelling Rope

The Dixie State football team helped a young woman whose hair had her hanging midway up Dixie Rock.
6 years ago

BYU Lands Commitment From WR Quenton Rice

Another legacy recruit makes a commitment to the BYU football program in the class of 2021.
6 years ago

BYU Hall Of Fame QB Jim McMahon Announces Upcoming Documentary On His Life

Former BYU and Chicago Bears will soon have a documentary out showing his life and the impacts football has had on his memory.
6 years ago

BYU Adds JUCO Running Back Hinckley Ropati For 2020 Season

BYU's running back room gets a little bit easier with the addition of Hinckley Ropati from the junior college ranks.
6 years ago

Tom Holmoe Promises BYU Fans Updates On Upcoming Season Soon

BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe has been a busy man trying to piece together the Cougar Football schedule on short notice.
6 years ago

Utah State Expected To Open 2020 Season Against BYU

The Aggies and Cougars are tentatively set to open their 2020 season in the 90th battle for the Wagon Wheel.
6 years ago

BYU’s Game Against San Diego State Will Remain On 2020 Schedule

A rivalry game between two old Mountain West Conference rivalries is set to be renewed in the unprecedented 2020 college football season.
6 years ago

History Between BYU, Navy Is Brief But Connections Are Strong

BYU takes on the Navy Midshipmen for only the third time in program history in 2020.
6 years ago

American Athletic Conference Teams Can Play Up To 12-Game Football Schedules

Could BYU possibly add games against teams from the AAC?
6 years ago

NCAA Provides Strict Conditions Schools Must Follow If Fall Sports Are To Return

NCAA Board of Governors has told conferences and divisions they must follow "specific requirements" if they are to conduct fall sports.
6 years ago

BYU Wide Receiver Reveals He Is First-Ever No. 0 For The Cougars

A heralded newcomer is taking on the historic number zero. Making him the first BYU player to ever do so.
6 years ago

10 Observations From BYU Football’s 2020 Fall Camp Roster

What stood out from BYU's football roster now that fall camp opened up?
6 years ago

BYU Football Camp Opened With Optimism That 2020 Season Will Be Played

While COVID-19 has made many people negative, BYU coach Kalani Sitake keeps the positivity as the Cougars look to piece together a schedule for 2020.
6 years ago

Report: 51 Coronavirus Cases Linked To Brigham Young University Campus

Despite not having classes on campus, there have still been cases of the Coronavirus from BYU students since March according to a recent report.
6 years ago