Mitch Harper

Salt Lake City

Host at Cougar Tracks

Publisher at 247Sports

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Mock Draft Roundup For Egor Demin Entering NBA Combine

5 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah — Former BYU basketball guard Egor Demin is preparing for the NBA Combine, the next phase of the draft process. The NBA Combine tips off on May 11 and goes until May 18 in Chicago. It’s a big opportunity for Demin to climb draft boards again. At the beginning of BYU’s season last fall, Demin was garnering buzz as a top-10 pick. Heading into Chicago this week for the Combine, Demin is anywhere from the end of the Lottery to the high teens.
BYU, Utah Make Top Schools Cut For Prince Williams

6 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

SALT LAKE CITY – BYU and Utah are in the mix for one of the top recruits from Nevada. Bishop Gorman High’s Prince Williams, an edge rusher prospect in the class of 2026, revealed his top-five schools. The Cougs and Utes made the cut. Prince Williams reveals Top Five schoolsFellow Big 12 foe Arizona made the top five, along with Miami and Wisconsin.
BYU QB Jake Retzlaff Travels To Israel For First Time

6 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah— BYU football’s first-ever Jewish quarterback, Jake Retzlaff, is visiting Israel for the first time. Retzlaff, along with five of his BYU teammates, wide receiver Chase Roberts, kicker Will Ferrin, offensive lineman Weylin Lapuaho, and safeties Talan Alfrey and Tanner Wall, arrived in Israel on Thursday for a memorable trip. Jake Retzlaff visits Israel as part of Athletes For Israel“It’s part of an organization, Athletes for Israel, which is an incredible organization.
BYU Football Cornerback Analysis For 2025 Season

6 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – BYU football has talent at cornerback in 2025, but it’s inexperienced. No one in BYU’s cornerback unit has consistently been a starter. The man to figure out who will be those top cornerbacks is Jernaro Gilford. Gilford enters his 10th season as BYU’s cornerbacks coach. This past winter, he was promoted to defensive passing game coordinator.
BYU's Delaney Gibb Selected To Canadian National Team Pool

6 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball star Delaney Gibb is one step closer to accomplishing her dream. Gibb, a native of Raymond, Alberta, Canada, was one of 25 players named to the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team Athlete Pool for the 2026 World Cup.
Predicting Early-Season TV

6 days ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – We’re getting closer to learning some kickoff times for the 2025 BYU football schedule. Typically, in May each year, network executives from media partners who broadcast college football games reveal their game selections for the first three weeks of the season, plus weeknight games.
BYU Basketball Lands Transfer Guard Nate Pickens

1 week ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – BYU basketball picked up a commitment from UC Riverside guard Nate Pickens. He announced his commitment on Instagram, writing, “Let’s work.”Pickens comes to BYU with one year of eligibility remaining in his collegiate career. The 6-foot-3 guard is BYU’s fifth transfer portal commitment in the 2025 cycle. He’s the third transfer that BYU has added, whom the Cougars faced last season. Pickens joins Rob Wright III (Baylor) and Tyler Mrus (Idaho).
Portland State Vikings

1 week ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – BYU football will open the 2025 season against the Portland State Vikings on Saturday, August 30. The Vikings play in the Big Sky Conference, part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Last year, Portland State finished with a 3-8 record. It was the Vikings’ ninth consecutive losing season. Here are three things to know about the Portland State Vikings.
Early Look At Top Prospects For 2026 NFL Draft

1 week ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – BYU football will look to get back on track with the NFL Draft in 2026. The Cougars were one of six power conference programs to not produce a draft pick in 2025. Out of those six teams, BYU was the only one that had a double-digit win season last year. So, it was a setback for a program that had four consecutive years with at least one pick. However, it wasn’t a complete surprise. Last year, we noted that there wasn’t a clear-cut day one or day two prospect in the 2025 class.
BYU Football Running Back Analysis For 2025 Season

1 week ago | kslsports.com | Mitch Harper

PROVO, Utah – It won’t be long before BYU football is back in action. An area where BYU wants to take another step forward in the growth of the offense in the Big 12 era is at running back. For the second consecutive season, BYU football didn’t use the Transfer Portal to add a ball carrier. From 2019 to 2023, BYU consistently landed NFL-caliber running backs in the portal. Instead, they are focusing on developing the returning personnel into one of the best running back units in the Big 12.