Cougar Tracks

Cougar Tracks

Cougar Tracks gives you a daily insider look into BYU athletics. KSL personality Mitch Harper hosts the show, bringing you everything from the latest happenings in the Cougar football and men's basketball programs, to the dish on the recruiting trail. Cougar Tracks is your go-to podcast for the best daily BYU conversation.

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July 11, 2025 • 27 mins

Jake Retzlaff officially announced on Friday that he has withdrawn from BYU. He won't be with the BYU football program in 2025.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper shared his reactions to Retzlaff's announcement and what's next for the BYU quarterback position.

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper caught up with BYU football wide receiver Chase Roberts at Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas.

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Big 12 Football coaches spoke in a roundtable at Day 2 of Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 9, 2025, with ESPN's Matt Berrie.

The coaches included Houston's Willie Fritz, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy, West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez, Kansas' Lance Leipold, TCU's Sonny Dykes, Utah's Kyle Whittingham, Arizona's Brent Brennan, and Colorado's Coach Prime.

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Big 12 Football coaches spoke on Day 2 of Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas, at The Star. Here is sound from five of the coaches BYU football will face in the 2025 season.

  • Colorado's Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders
  • West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez
  • Arizona's Brent Brennan
  • Utah's Kyle Whittingham
  • TCU's Sonny Dykes

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper was inside The Star in Frisco, Texas, for Day 1 of the 2025 Big 12 Media Days.

Harper shared his takeaways from the news around BYU football in Texas—the quarterback situation with Jake Retzlaff and tidbits from conversations with Kalani Sitake, players, and administrators.

Also, Mitch reveals his preseason poll if the Big 12 still had a poll for the media to vote on.

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BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake spoke with a group of reporters at Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025. He addressed a variety of questions during the media breakout session, which took place in the end zone of The Star.

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the media in his state of the conference address at Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.

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Big 12 Conference Commissioner Brett Yormark held a roundtable discussing how PayPal and Venmo will be involved with the league in the revenue sharing era.

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the media in his state of the conference address at Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas on July 8, 2025.

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Big 12 Football coaches, including BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, spoke with ESPN's Matt Berrie in a roundtable format discussing the league and the state of college football.

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BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake addressed the media at Big 12 Football Media Days on the main stage in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the media in his state of the conference address at Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.

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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the media in his state of the conference address at Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.

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Podium sound from Day 1 of the Big 12 Football Media Days in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025.

The sound in this audio is from the coaches BYU football will face during the 2025 season.

Those coaches include:

  • Texas Tech's Joey McGuire
  • Iowa State's Matt Campbell
  • Cincinnati's Scott Satterfield
  • UCF's Scott Frost

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper arrived in Frisco, Texas, for the 2025 Big 12 Football Media Days.

Some of the notable storylines for the Cougars include the quarterback situation with Jake Retzlaff and what's next at the position for BYU in 2025.

BYU football landed a pair of commitments on Monday for the 2026 recruiting class in Rogers, Arkansas native Braxton Lindsey, and Stillwater, Oklahoma defensive l...

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper caught up with BYU football offensive line coach TJ Woods and defensive ends coach Kelly Poppinga.

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BYU football gets its guy.

Five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons announced on the Pat McAfee Show that he is committed to BYU football.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper broke down the commitment and what it means for Lyons and the Cougar football program.

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BYU football hosted its third annual Golf Media Day at Cedar Hills Golf Course.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper participated in the event with Cougar Sports Saturday co-host Matt Baiamonte, CSS producer Nate Slack, and Mitch's brother-in-law Parker Brown.

He discussed the round at the course.

Then Mitch also shared commentary from coaches and players that he gathered at Cedar Hills.

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BYU football is gearing up for a big weekend of official visitors, which includes five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons from Folsom, California.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper shares his thoughts in this episode of the Cougar Tracks Podcast on Ryder Lyons and the recruitment as the Cougars look to land the blue-chip prospect.

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AJ Dybantsa gave out shoes to the Boys & Girls Club in Utah County over the weekend before leaving for Colorado to take part in Team USA U19 Training Camp.

Dybantsa spoke with KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper to discuss why he gives back and his early impressions of Provo over the past few months.

Also, BYU football picked up two commitments on the recruiting trail in the class of 2026.

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper recapped the final day from the Big 12 Spring Business Meetings, discussing the College Football Playoff, NCAA Tournament expansion, media rights, Big 12's future, and how BYU athletics fits into all of it.

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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and Baylor President Linda Livingstone, Ph.D., spoke to reporters to close the Big 12 Spring Business Meetings in Orlando, Florida, on May 30th, 2025.

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KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper caught up with the Big 12's Chief Football & Competition Officer Scott Draper at the Big 12 Spring Business Meetings on May 29, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

Topics discussed:

  • Recap of the football portion of the Big 12 Spring Meetings
  • College Football Playoff, Transfer Portal Windows
  • BYU/Utah Rivalry, where it's scheduled
  • Kalani Sitake, BYU's contributions to the Big 1...
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