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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 Basketball Hires Former Overtime Elite Coach Tim Fanning As Assistant

BYU basketball hires Tim Fanning as the fourth assistant on Kevin Young's staff.
2 years ago

What’s Causing Increased Money For BYU Basketball?

BYU is committing resources for new basketball coach Kevin Young.
2 years ago

Mark Pope Hires Second Former BYU Assistant To Kentucky Staff

Mark Pope adds another former BYU assistant on his support staff.
2 years ago

No. 1 Recruit AJ Dybantsa Recaps Unofficial Visit To BYU Basketball

BYU basketball hosted the nation's number one recruit on campus.
2 years ago

BYU Basketball Hires Will Voigt As Assistant Coach

Kevin Young continues to add to his staff.
2 years ago

BYU Basketball Lands Rutgers Transfer Mawot Mag

Rutgers transfer is coming to BYU.
2 years ago

BYU Basketball’s Kevin Young Lays Out His Coaching Strengths

Young hopped on the KSL Sports Zone to discuss his strengths as a coach.
2 years ago

Big 12 Exit Meetings With ‘Value Creation,’ Not Expansion As Focus

The Big 12 is turning its focus to value creation.
2 years ago

Big 12 Distributing $470 Million Of Revenue To Current Schools

The Big 12 Conference is dishing out a record total as a league.
2 years ago

Tom Holmoe Shares Early Impressions Of BYU Coach Kevin Young

BYU AD Tom Holmoe is impressed with the job of Kevin Young so far on the recruiting trail.
2 years ago

TV Info, Kickoff Times Revealed For Four BYU Football Games In 2024

BYU's nonconference schedule and one Big 12 game receive TV and kickoff time info.
2 years ago

BYU Football Will Open 2024 Season With Night Time Kickoff

BYU opens the 2024 season at home under the lights.
2 years ago

Jaxson Robinson Withdrawing From NBA Draft, Transferring To Kentucky

The Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year is following Mark Pope to Kentucky.
2 years ago

BYU Football Nonconference Schedule For 2025 Is ‘Close To Finished’

BYU is moving closer to finalizing the nonconference portion of its 2025 schedule.
2 years ago

BYU AD Tom Holmoe Sees Opportunities For Stability After House v. NCAA Settlement

BYU AD Tom Holmoe spoke for the first time on the House v. NCAA settlement.
2 years ago

BYU Basketball Reportedly Lands Coveted European Guard Egor Demin

Egor Demin commits to BYU.
2 years ago

Westlake Edge Rusher Sale Fano Commits To BYU Football

BYU picks up a commitment from a Westlake High School prospect.
2 years ago

Nation’s No. 1 Basketball Recruit Will Conclude Prep Career At Utah High School

Five-star prospect will finish his career in Utah.
2 years ago

BYU Football’s 100 Greatest Players Of All-Time: Nos. 1-25

The best of the best from BYU football.
2 years ago

BYU Basketball Lands Former Stanford Signee Elijah Crawford

BYU adds a four-star composite prospect to the 2024-25 roster.
2 years ago

10 Must-Watch Big 12 Football Nonconference Games In 2024

The best nonconference matchups in the Big 12 for 2024.
2 years ago

BYU Football Lands Colorado OL Transfer Isaiah Jatta

Isaiah Jatta committed to the BYU football program.
2 years ago

Ultimate BYU Football Trips For Fans During 2024 College, NFL Season

These football weekends are must-see for BYU football fans in 2024.
2 years ago

Early Look At BYU Women’s Basketball Roster For 2024-25 Season

Year two for BYU women's basketball in the Big 12 Conference.
2 years ago