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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

Ridgeline High Athlete Jovesa Damuni Commits To BYU Football

BYU received a commitment from a prospect in the state of Utah for the upcoming class of 2021.
6 years ago

BYU Football Offers Trio Of Defensive Players From West High School

BYU's recruiting efforts recently took them to Salt Lake City's West High School.
6 years ago

BYU Basketball Forward Wyatt Lowell To Have Surgery On Torn Labrum

UVU transfer and former WAC Freshman of the Year is expected to make contributions to the BYU basketball program this year.
6 years ago

BYU’s Khyiris Tonga, James Empey Named To Outland Trophy Watch List

A pair of interior linemen on both sides of the ball for the BYU football team earned preseason recognition for one of College Football's top awards.
6 years ago

TJ Haws Signing With Professional Basketball Team In Poland

Former BYU basketball star TJ Haws is expected to be continuing his basketball career overseas in Poland.
6 years ago

How Does BYU’s Depth At Running Back Look Without Devonta’e Henry-Cole?

Sizing up the BYU running back room in 2020 with Devonta'e Henry-Cole now headed to Utah State.
6 years ago

Former Utah RB Devonta’e Henry-Cole Transfers From BYU To Utah State

Former Utah running back is on the move again and he's headed to another in-state program.
6 years ago

Holmoe: If Football Started Today, BYU Would Have Reduced Number Of Fans At Games

LaVell Edwards Stadium will look a lot different this fall if there is reduced capacity in the stands for BYU football games.
6 years ago

BYU Plans To Meet COVID-19 Testing Set By Power Five Conferences In 2020 Season

If college football is going to happen in 2020, conferences need to have protocols in place for COVID-19 testing. BYU is ready to meet testing standards from different leagues.
6 years ago

BYU AD Tom Holmoe Believes College Football In Spring Is ‘Last Resort’

Spring football isn't at the front of BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe's mind as he tries to get BYU a 2020 football season amid COVID-19.
6 years ago

BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe Addressed Reported Game Against Alabama

Will BYU play the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2020? He addressed the reports from over the weekend on television.
6 years ago

Nick Emery Reflects On BYU Career, Personal Demons, NCAA Scandal After One Year Retired

Former BYU guard Nick Emery opened up about his experiences as a Cougar and how they've shaped him today as a husband and father.
6 years ago

BYU Senior TE Matt Bushman Named To Mackey Award Watch List

Bushman has appeared on the Mackey Award Watch List three times in his BYU career.
6 years ago

Could BYU Play An ‘Independent-Heavy’ Schedule In 2020?

With five games already lost in 2020, BYU can't rule out anything when it comes to piecing together a schedule this fall.
6 years ago

BYU Fall Sports In WCC Will Have Delayed Start Due To COVID-19

Fall sports in the West Coast Conference have been delayed as announced by the league President's Council
6 years ago

Texas A&M AD Mentions BYU As Potential Opponent In 2020

Could BYU see Texas A&M land on the Cougars 2020 football schedule on the heels of the Big Ten and Big 12 going to Conference-Only schedules?
6 years ago

Phil Steele: If Season Is Played, 2020 Will Be BYU’s Best Team Under Kalani Sitake

The leader in preseason magazines, Phil Steele, is high on BYU football having a breakthrough year. If only the season can actually be played.
6 years ago

BYU RB Lopini Katoa Named To 2020 Doak Walker Award Watch List

Junior running back Lopini Katoa is on the watch list for the nation's top running back award.
6 years ago

Utah, BYU Make Top 8 Cut For Timpview High DE Logan Fano

Timpview star defensive end Logan Fano has narrowed his list of schools to 8, including two schools from the state of Utah.
6 years ago

Eight BYU Football Players Named To Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Independent First Team

Phil Steele's College Football Preview is being shipped and it's JAMPACKED with BYU information.
6 years ago

BYU Football Media Day 2020 Postponed, No New Date Announced

The 2020 edition of BYU football Media Day has been postponed once again until further notice.
6 years ago

Cowherd: BYU Needs To Join Conference & 4 Other Ways To Improve College Football

Colin Cowherd shared his vision to improve college football and it leads to BYU bailing from Independence.
6 years ago

Taysom Hill Rated As One Of NFL’s Fastest QBs By Popular Madden Video Game

You can question whether or not Taysom Hill is a future starter at QB. But you can't question his speed.
6 years ago

WCC Headquarters To Work Remotely Amid COVID-19 For Remainder Of 2020

BYU's conference affiliate, the West Coast Conference is continuing to work remotely amid the global pandemic.
6 years ago