Big 12 spring meetings preview + BYU football on top school lists for recruits

About this episode

Mitch Harper previews the Big 12 spring meetings and discusses BYU's recruiting status.

One of the most pivotal weeks on the college athletics calendar is here: Big 12 spring meetings. This year's spring meetings will be taking place in Frisco, Texas. KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper will be there to cover all of the action. The stakes in college athletics are always high; these meetings are as critical as ever. The decisions being discussed could shape the future of college athletics, along with BYU's place in it, for years to come. Mitch dives into the key storylines to follow at the Big 12 spring meetings, from a potential 24-team College Football Playoff format to what's next after the SCORE Act was removed from the House of Representatives floor. The college football calendar will be a key talking point among coaches at the meetings. Mitch dives into the hot topics around the calendar. On the recruiting front, Mitch looks at recruits who recently released top schools lists, headlined by Davis High star athlete Bode Sparrow. Sparrow placed BYU in his top four schools. Then, BYU's top quarterback recruit target in the 2027 cycle also had BYU in his final schools list. Subscribe to the Cougar Tracks Podcast to stay up-to-date with all the daily episodes. Cougar…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Topics covered

• Big 12 spring meetings
• college athletics
• recruiting
• BYU football
• College Football Playoff
• coaching calendar

Keywords

• Big 12
• spring meetings
• BYU
• recruits
• Bode Sparrow
• College Football Playoff
• coaching calendar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BYU, KSL Sports, House of Representatives

Places: Frisco, Texas

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