Could BYU emerge as Big 12 favorite after Brendan Sorsby gambling scandal? + Early look at BYU's top 2027 NFL Draft prospects

About this episode

Mitch Harper discusses the implications of the Brendan Sorsby gambling scandal on BYU football and reviews potential NFL Draft prospects from BYU.

On this episode of the Cougar Tracks Podcast, KSL Sports BYU Insider MitchHarper breaks down the potential fallout from the gambling scandal involving Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby and what it could mean for BYU football's chances to win the 2026 Big 12 title. Mitch also continues the 2026 BYU Spring Football Opponent Tour with   a look at former WAC and MWC rival Colorado State. Kevin Lytle from The Coloradoan joined Mitch to discuss the Rams in 2026 as they get set to kick off year one of the Jim Mora era in their transition to the Pac-12 Conference. To wrap things up, Mitch broke down the potential top prospects from the BYU football program for the 2027 NFL Draft. Subscribe to the Cougar Tracks Podcast to stay up-to-date with all the daily episodes. Cougar Tracks is on YouTube and X every weekday at Noon (MT), and KSL NewsRadio at 6:30 p.m. (MT). Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-tracks/id1146971609 YouTube Podcast:  https://kslsports.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2035&n=Cougar%20Tracks Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2NCF1KecDsE2rB1zMuHhUh Download the KSL Sports app Google:&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Guest: Kevin Lytle

Topics covered

• BYU football
• Big 12 Conference
• gambling scandal
• NFL Draft prospects
• Colorado State Rams
• Spring Football

Keywords

• Brendan Sorsby
• BYU football
• Big 12
• Colorado State
• NFL Draft
• gambling scandal
• Mitch Harper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Tech, Colorado State, Pac-12 Conference, KSL Newsradio, KSL Sports

Books & works: Cougar Tracks Podcast

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