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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

Pac-12 Rivalry To Get New Name As Oregon, Oregon State Drop ‘Civil War’

One of the Pac-12's oldest rivalries will have a new name effective immediately.
6 years ago

Tom Holmoe’s Coaching Hires At BYU Put Him Among Best Non-Power 5 ADs Nationally

Tom Holmoe has been BYU's Athletic Director since 2005 and he's made four different head coaching hires for the two major sports.
6 years ago

CB Isaiah Herron Decides To Return To BYU After Previously Entering NCAA Transfer Portal

Herron announced that he would be returning to BYU after previously entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.
6 years ago

BYU Has One Of College Football’s Best ‘Win Conversion’ Rates Over Past Decade

Recruiting rankings might be low at BYU right now, but that doesn't tell the whole story for the Cougar Football program.
6 years ago

Ranking BYU Football’s 2020 Opponents From Easiest To Hardest

BYU's 2020 schedule appears to be as tough as ever. Who are the toughest and maybe the easiest teams BYU will face this fall?
6 years ago

BYU-Utah One Of Top Rivalry Games For 2020 College Football Season

BYU vs. Utah is one of the best rivalries college football has to offer. But will the Utes continue their dominance of the series this fall?
6 years ago

BYU Announces Fall Semester Will Feature In-Person Classes

BYU will have in-person classes beginning on August 31st. What does this mean for BYU sports?
6 years ago

Anonymous Coaches: Zach Wilson ‘Might Not’ Be BYU’s Best Option At QB

One of BYU's opposing coaches isn't sold on Zach Wilson as the Cougars starting quarterback.
6 years ago

Yoeli Childs Will Continue Using His Platform For Black Lives Matter During Pro Career

Former BYU star discussed his Instagram post in greater detail and how he will continue to use his platform good as professional.
6 years ago

BYU’s Yoeli Childs Projected To Go In Top 40 Picks Of One NBA Mock Draft

Will Yoeli Childs hear his name called at the NBA Draft this October? One Mock Draft believes so.
6 years ago

Former BYU Safety Derwin Gray Impressed With BYU Basketball’s Desire To Create Just Society

Former BYU football star took the time to speak with the BYU Basketball program about race, the gospel, and creating a just society.
6 years ago

BYU Sends Survey To Season Ticket Holders With ‘Variety Of Scenarios’ For Home Football Games

BYU is preparing for anything the COVID-19 pandemic might do to impact the 2020 football season.
6 years ago

BYU Cornerback Isaiah Herron Enters Transfer Portal

Herron started in seven games in 2019 in the BYU secondary
6 years ago

BYU AD Tom Holmoe ‘Encouraged’ By NCAA Approving Summer Athletics Activities

BYU getting ready to have athletic programs back for summer training activities.
6 years ago

Mascot Day: Fun Facts About State Of Utah’s Sports Mascots

Celebrating National Mascot Day with fun facts about the sports mascots in the state of Utah.
6 years ago

BYU Volleyball Standout Mary Lake Named WCC Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

BYU Women's Volleyball's career leader in digs earned the highest honor a student-athlete in the West Coast Conference can receive.
6 years ago

Former BYU Star Yoeli Childs Shares Life Experiences As A Black Man In Utah

Childs shared a message to help the community "grow together."
6 years ago

Fred Warner: Black Lives Matter Conversation Should Continue When NFL Resumes

Former BYU star Fred Warner doesn't want the Black Lives Matters conversation to stop when the season begins this fall.
6 years ago

Could BYU Basketball’s 2020 Class Be The Cougars Best Recruiting Haul Ever?

BYU basketball has put together a recruiting class that has Cougar fans dreaming big.
6 years ago

BYU Football: 10 Best Wins During Independence Era

Since BYU declared their football independence 10 years ago, here are the 10 best wins during the Cougars Independent path.
6 years ago

Former Utah Basketball Star Both Gach Commits To Minnesota

Both Gach is heading back to the state of Minnesota to resume his basketball career.
6 years ago

BYU Football Considered Second-Tier Job Among Group Of 5 Programs

BYU isn't viewed as one of the best jobs among Group of 5 programs in college football.
6 years ago

BYU Football Quarterbacks In The NFL, How Have They Done?

The history of how BYU football quarterbacks have fared as quarterbacks in the NFL.
6 years ago

BYU Offensive Lineman Ethan Atagi Transfers To Weber State

A two-year player at BYU is now on the move north to play for Jay Hill and the Weber State football program.
6 years ago