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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

BYU’s Chris Burgess Recognized As One Of College Basketball’s ‘Impactful’ Assistants

Like everything else for BYU basketball the past year, Chris Burgess's first year in Provo was a huge success.
6 years ago

Family, Positive Outlook Help Taysom Hill Navigate ‘New Season’ Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Like all of us, New Orleans Saints star Taysom Hill is impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
6 years ago

BYU Installing New Blue Seating In Upper Deck Of Marriott Center

BYU is making some improvements to the upper deck of the Marriott Center.
6 years ago

Former BYU Star Nick Emery Announces Birth Of New Son

Nick and Jenna Emery welcomed their second son earlier this week.
6 years ago

BYU, San Diego State Sign Two-Game Basketball Series Beginning In 2020

Two of college basketball's top programs out west set to meet up the next two seasons.
6 years ago

BYU Nearly Played Tennessee For National Championship In 1984 Holiday Bowl

Would you view BYU's National Championship differently if BYU played a more talented Tennessee team instead of 6-5 Michigan?
6 years ago

BYU Helped Prepare RB Ty’Son Williams For NFL Career Both On & Off The Field

Ty'Son Williams gave BYU fans a major victory one year ago by committing to the Cougars. He reflects back on his time in Provo as he prepares for the NFL.
6 years ago

Taysom Hill Can Now Be Used As Tight End In Fantasy Football Leagues

Win that fantasy football championship you've been searching for with Taysom Hill as your starting tight end.
6 years ago

Jamaal Williams Could Be Released With Green Bay Packers Taking RB In NFL Draft

Jamaal Williams heads into the final year of his contract in Green Bay with uncertainty surrounding his role.
6 years ago

First Look At BYU Football’s Top Prospects For 2021 NFL Draft

BYU was shutout in the 2020 NFL Draft, will they bounce back with some players drafted next year?
6 years ago

BYU Falls To UNC In Ultimate Fan Bracket, No Rivalry Billboard Going On Utah’s Campus

BYU's voting power couldn't overcome college basketball blueblood North Carolina.
6 years ago

Taysom Hill Signs Two-Year $21 Million Extension With New Orleans Saints

Taysom Hill signed a lucrative contract with the New Orleans Saints that will keep him in the big easy through the 2021 season.
6 years ago

BYU WR Aleva Hifo Signs Free Agent Contract With Kansas City Chiefs

Former BYU wide receiver Aleva Hifo has signed an undrafted free agent contract in the NFL.
6 years ago

Dayan Ghanwoloku Signs With Los Angeles Rams As Undrafted Free Agent

Former BYU safety Dayan Ghanwoloku has signed an undrafted free agent contract in the NFL.
6 years ago

BYU RB Ty’Son Williams Signs With Baltimore Ravens As Undrafted Free Agent

Former BYU running back Ty'Son Williams has signed an undrafted free agent contract in the NFL.
6 years ago

BYU’s Graduation Class Of 2020 Featured 91 Student-Athletes

Brigham Young University wrapped up the 2019-20 academic calendar and 91 student-athletes graduated from the school.
6 years ago

Former BYU Players, National Analysts React To Matt Haarms Signing With Cougars

Social media was on fire after Purdue center Matt Haarms signed with BYU.
6 years ago

What Type Of Player Is BYU Getting In Purdue Transfer Matt Haarms?

Matt Haarms is coming to BYU with a lot of expectations. What makes him such a heralded prospect?
6 years ago

BYU Basketball’s 7 Most Impactful Transfers Over Last 30 Years

With Purdue's Matt Haarms committed, let's look at some of the best transfers to come through the BYU basketball program over the last three decades.
6 years ago

Purdue Grad Transfer Matt Haarms Picks BYU Over Kentucky, Texas Tech

BYU lands a huge prospect both figuratively and literally in Purdue graduate transfer Matt Haarms. Haarms, a 7-foot-3 big man announced his commitment to BYU via social media. He's the tallest player to join the BYU basketball program since Shawn Bradley in 1990.
6 years ago

BYU Is Producing Better Athletes For NFL, But Draft Picks Aren’t Going Up, What Gives?

The talent of the athletes at BYU is getting better but they aren't seeing more draft picks. What can change that?
6 years ago

BYU Football’s 10 Best NFL Players Who Were Undrafted

Not everyone in the NFL was a high pick. Some guys like these 10 were undrafted and still carved out a great career in the NFL.
6 years ago

New England Patriots Have Shown Interest In BYU DB Dayan Ghanwoloku

Former BYU defensive back Dayan Ghanwoloku has received an "avalanche of interest" in recent weeks and one of those teams is the Patriots.
6 years ago

Boise State Football Coaches Taking Furloughs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Boise State is the first Division I college football program to furlough its coaches.
6 years ago