Cougar Nation

In the season finale of Cougar Nation, Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on the highlights of the 2024-25 basketball season and preview what's shaping up to be another exciting year for both BYU football and basketball.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss what the next steps are for BYU football and BYU hoops and what they hope the programs can accomplish over the next six months.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down where the 2024-25 football and basketball seasons rank among the best in BYU history and whether it surpasses the legendary 1980-81 season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into the transfer portal activity and roster outlook for next year's BYU basketball squad.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on this year's Sweet 16 run and share their biggest takeaways from the first year of the Kevin Young era.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from March 24, 2025 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte relive BYU's epic wins over VCU and Wisconsin and look ahead to Thursday's Sweet 16 battle against Alabama.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview Thursday's Sweet 16 contest and share what they think BYU will need to do to come away with a win and advance to the Elite 8.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a deep dive into what things are trending up and down for BYU heading into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte continue to react to BYU's second round win in the NCAA Tournament and share how confident they are that the Cougs can take down Alabama in the Sweet 16.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU's victories over VCU and Wisconsin in Denver.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte breakdown BYU and VCU in this week's edition of Cougar Nation.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into Thursday's matchup between BYU and VCU.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share how far they think BYU will go in the NCAA Tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by Adam Epstein of 910 The Fan in Richmond, VA to talk VCU basketball in preparation for Thursday's NCAA Tournament game.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte breakdown BYU's First Round matchup against the VCU Rams in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's win over Utah and preview the Big 12 Tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's win over Utah and preview the Big 12 Tournament.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by Egor Demin after practice to talk about Saturday’s win against Utah and preview the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down how things are going for Cougar hoops.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from the regular season finale win over Utah Saturday night in the Marriott Center.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from March 3 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap BYU's wins over Arizona State and West Virginia last week and shift their attention to tomorrow night's game at Iowa State. Also, hear an exclusive conversation with top-recruit AJ Dybantsa.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview Tuesday night's huge game between BYU and Iowa State.

Mitch Harper caught up with top-recruit AJ Dybantsa during his McDonald's All-American ceremony in Hurricane, UT on Saturday. Hear what Dybantsa has to say about being named a McDonald's All-American, his thoughts on this year's BYU squad, goals he has for himself while at BYU, and more.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takes on what's trending up and down for BYU basketball with just two games to go in the regular season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their biggest takeaways for the 6th-straight win for BYU basketball.

In this week's show, Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap BYU's wins over Kansas and Arizona, are joined live by forward Kanon Catchings and preview Wednesday's game at Arizona State.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview BYU's first game as a ranked team this season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined live by freshman Kanon Catchings to relive the Arizona win and preview Wednesday night's game at Arizona State.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what things are trending up and what things are trending down for BYU basketball as postseason play approaches.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on last week's huge wins for BYU against No. 23 Kansas and at No. 19 Arizona.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's win over Kansas State and preview tomorrow night’s contest vs Kansas.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's game between BYU and Kansas.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte are joined by Dallin Hall after practice to talk about Saturday’s win against Kansas State and preview tomorrow night’s game against Kansas.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down how things are going for BYU in mid-February.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU’s 15-point win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's loss to Cincinnati and preview tomorrow night’s contest at West Virginia.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's game between BYU and the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the items trending up and trending down for BYU hoops with eight regular season games to go.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about what they think needs to change for BYU basketball to get back on the right side of the bubble.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU’s setback on Saturday at Cincinnati.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's win in Orlando and shift attention to Arizona tomorrow night in the Marriot Center.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's game between BYU and #20 Arizona in the Marriott Center.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the items trending up and trending down for BYU hoops after wins over Baylor and UCF

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about how the atmosphere inside the Marriott Center levels up when BYU is taking on a ranked opponent.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU’s big win on Saturday over UCF.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte on BYU’s big win over Cincinnati on Saturday night.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's game between BYU and Baylor in the Marriott Center.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the items trending up and trending down for BYU hoops after wins over Colorado and Cincinnati.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk BYU's chances to make the NCAA Tournament in year one of the Kevin Young era.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU’s big win over Cincinnati on Saturday night.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from January 20, 2025 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss BYU's 1-point loss in OT before they look ahead at BYU's upcoming games against Colorado and Cincinnati. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's contest between BYU and Colorado in Boulder and Saturday's revenge game against Cincinnati in the Marriott Center.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte gauge where things are trending for BYU basketball after 17 games.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share who they think needs to have the ball at the end of games moving forward.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from BYU’s OT loss in the Huntsman Center on Saturday night.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from January 13, 2025 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap last week’s losses for BYU basketball before looking ahead to this week’s matchups.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look at tomorrow night's contest between BYU and Oklahoma State in the Marriott Center and Saturday's rivalry game against Utah at the Huntsman center.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte gauge where things are trending for BYU basketball at the midway point of the season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what they think needs to happen for BYU to find its groove and break its losing streak.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from both of BYU's losses from last week.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from January 6, 2025 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look back at the 2024 BYU football season capped by the bowl win over Colorado.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss Chase Roberts with a listener and talk about the upcoming offseason for BYU football.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from two listeners before getting to the things they see are trending up and down for BYU football.

Mitch Harper, Matt Baiamonte and a listener talk about how they will remember this year's BYU football season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on the 2024 season and share their biggest takeaways from the Cougars' 11-win year.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into the AJ Dybantsa signing and what's trending up and down for BYU football in this week's edition of Cougar Nation.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what is trending up and down for them regarding BYU football as we're now 12 days away from the season finale vs Colorado.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss the Cougars' non-conference schedule, injuries the team has been battling through and the heights BYU basketball can reach under Kevin Young.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into the AJ Dybansta signing and what it means for the BYU basketball program.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from December 9, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down the Cougars' invite to the Alamo Bowl to play Colorado.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from listeners who chime in on the bowl game, and bowl games as a whole, and talk about how this season feels like a loss because of what the Cougars were on track to achieve heading into the final three games of the season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte debate back and forth over whether or not it matters how BYU performs in its bowl against Colorado.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from listeners and sound off on whether or not the bowl matchup is a disappointing way to end the BYU football season and if the game even matters at all.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte react to the the announcement of BYU and Colorado facing each other in this year's Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from December 2, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from the BYU Houston game and give an overview on the 2024 BYU football season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the 2024-25 postseason as well as things BYU needs to accomplish this offseason.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what they feel is trending up and trending down for BYU football as it awaits its bowl invitation.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss what word they would use to describe this BYU football season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their biggest takeaways from the Cougars' final regular season game of the 2024 football season.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from November 25, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap BYU's second setback of the season to Arizona State.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss their experience in Tempe at the BYU vs Arizona State game and talk about what they hope to see from the Cougs this weekend against Houston.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about what they think is trending up and trending down for the 9-2 BYU Cougars at this point of the season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take phone calls from listeners who are worried about the recent struggles and predictibility from BYU football.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what takeaways they had following BYU's tough loss in the desert of the weekend.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from November 18, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's first setback of the 2024 football season in a 17-13 loss against Kansas.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their predictions for the upcoming game against ASU. They also talk about what needs to happen in order for BYU to get to the Big 12 Championship. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what they believe is trending up and down after BYU suffered their first loss to Kansas. They break down the run game against Kansas and what BYU will need to do moving forward against Arizona State. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls and read texts about the question of the day. They talk about LJ Martin and Hinckley Ropati as key players going forward. They also talk about how Jake Retzlaff has played in the last two games.

Question of the day: What is the number one reason BYU lost to Kansas?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways after BYU suffered their first loss against Kansas. They talk about the possible reasons for BYU's loss.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls and read texts regarding the question of the day. They play audio from Keelan Marion and talk about his kick return. 

Question of the day: How do you feel after BYU's memorable rivalry win over Utah? 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk more about the BYU vs Utah game and the play calling. Mitch Harper gives an update on BYU injuries and takes more calls regarding the question of the day.

Question of the day: How do you feel after BYU's memorable rivalry win over Utah?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their top players from the BYU vs Utah game. They also take calls and read texts regarding the question of the day. 

Question of the day: How do you feel after BYU's memorable rivalry game over Utah?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from the BYU game against Utah. They talk about the BYU win and how both teams played. Audio from Utah athletic director Mark Harlan is played.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from November 4, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview the game between No. 9 BYU and Utah this weekend.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview the BYU vs Utah game. They discuss the environment, Jake Retzlaff and line ups of each team. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap the last time BYU and Utah played. They discuss how both teams have been playing and what fans can expect to see during this matchup. More calls are taken answering the question of the day. Question of the day: How confident are you that BYU will beat Utah this week?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take more calls answering the question of the day. BYU and Utah fans seem confident BYU will win. 

Question of the day: How confident do you feel that BYU will beat Utah?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls about the question of the day and preview the upcoming rivalry game.

Question of the day: How confident do you feel that BYU will beat Utah this week?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look back at BYU's big win over UCF in Orlando and expectations for the Cougs heading into a bye week before playing in the rivalry game.

Mitch Harper breaks down BYU's miraculous comeback win over Oklahoma State on Friday night at Lavell Edwards Stadium.

Mitch Harper breaks down BYU defense against OSU and what they need to do in order to get the win against UCF. He also talks about what is to be expected this week against UCF.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what is trending up and down after the game against OSU. They break down Jake Retzlaff's game and improvement throughout the season. 

Question of the Day: Do you feel more or less confident in BYU after the win against OSU?

Mitch Harper takes calls and reads texts about the question of the day and shares his thoughts about how BYU will do throughout the season. 

Mitch Harper breaks down the game against Oklahoma state and shares his takeaways. He also talks about Cosmo and the environment at Lavell Edwards Stadium. 

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from October 15, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap the BYU - Arizona game.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss what has allowed BYU to start the season so hot and be on target for a Big 12 Championship appearance.

BYU safety Crew Wakley joins Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte live from the practice fields to discuss the Arizona game, preview the upcoming matchup with Oklahoma State, and share highlights from the season so far.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the MVPs for BYU at the midway point of the season and read texts from listeners.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what stood out to them most from the big win over Arizona in Provo over the weekend.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from October 7, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap the Cougars' first five games, preview the upcoming game against Arizona and discuss the possibilities that lie ahead for BYU football.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take more calls on the question of the day. They also talk about the ROC and the BYU fanbase going into the game against Arizona. 

Question of the day: Do you get nervous or excited when BYU football begins receiving national attention? 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what they think is trending up and down. They talk about BYU's run and where it may end. They also mention the University of Utah quarterback situation. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls about the question of the day. They also talk about Big Noon coming to Provo on Saturday and the national attention surrounding BYU football.

Question of the day: Do you get nervous or excited when BYU football begins receiving national attention?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways after the first 5 games. They discuss Jake Retzlaff and differences from last year. Sound from Kalani Sitake on how he is feeling with national attention. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss the BYU vs Utah rivalry game and how BYU should not be counted out. They also talk about the upcoming bye week in preparation for the game against Arizona. 

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte answer phone calls and share their thoughts on play calls after the game against Baylor. They also talk about how plays were executed. 
Question of the day: What letter grade would you give Jake Retzlaff through 5 games?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls about the question of the day and talk about Jake Retzlaff's overall performance up to this point.

Question of the day: What letter grade would you give Jake Retzlaff through 5 games?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from the BYU vs Baylor game as well as answer calls and texts about the question of the day. 

Question of the day: What letter grade would you give Jake Retzlaff through 5 games? 

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from September 23, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap the win over Kansas State and preview the upcoming game at Baylor.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk the Baylor game and touch on the kick time, what BYU needs to do to come out of Waco with a win, and what a win would mean heading into a bye game.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the things trending up and down for the BYU football program one-third of a way through the season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte react to texts and share how their expecations for BYU have changed since starting the season 4-0 and taking down its second P4 opponent.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their biggest takeaways from BYU's massive win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Catch the full episode of Cougar Nation from September 16, 2024 as BYU insider Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte breakdown the Cougars' win in Laramie over the weekend.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte answer the question of the day. What gives you confidence this year's 3-0 start for BYU football will lead to more success in Big 12 play?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss their trending ups and downs and share audio of Chase Roberts.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about their BYU player standouts from the game against Wyoming and take calls.

Mitch Haper and Matt Baiamonte talk about their takeaways from BYU's game against Wyoming.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from September 9, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down BYU's upset win at SMU last week and preview the upcoming game against Wyoming.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte answer phone calls on the question of the day and give a preview of the game against Wyoming.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their trending ups and downs from the game against SMU.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their "helmet stickers" for the players they thought performed well against SMU.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeways from the game against SMU as well their thoughts on Jake Retzlaff's performance.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from September 3 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte breakdown the SIU game and preview Saturday's matchup between BYU and SMU. Enjoy live calls from KSL Sport Zone's Hans Olsen and BYU wide receiver Chase Roberts.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what things are trending up and trending down for them in the BYU football program before shifting their attention to the SMU Mustangs.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk with Chase Roberts live from the indoor practice facility following Tuesday's practice. Listen to Chase talk about what worked for the BYU offense against Southern Illinois and what he expects from SMU on Friday.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share some takeaways from BYU's 41-13 win over Southern Illinois and are joined by the KSL Sports Zone's Hans Olsen to recap some highlights.

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from August 26, 2024, as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte preview the BYU season opener against Southern Illinois.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their end-of-season record predictions for BYU football in 2024.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from Cougar Nation wanting to share their thoughts and takes ahead of the season opener.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their thoughts on the on-going quarterback battle and take calls from Cougar Nation.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte react to the first official depth chart of the 2024 BYU football season.

Catch the season finale of Cougar Nation from March 25, 2024.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take an early look at next season's starting five based off what we know now.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their final trending up and trending down of the 2023-24 BYU basketball season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about what gives them hope BYU will return to the NCAA Tournament next season.

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on the BYU basketball season and share three takeaways from its first year as a member of the Big 12.