Hear It From Harlan!

With the athletics year coming to a close, Utah A.D. Mark Harlan joins us for the April 2021 edition of the Hear It From Harlan podcast. Mark looks back on the success of Utah's teams in recent months. Women's NCAA champion Nordic skier Sydney Palmer-Leger joins Mark for his one-on-one interview. He also talks about the hiring of men's basketball coach Craig Smith, the revised NCAA transfer policy...

As the Ute teams gear up for busy late winter and early spring, Utah athletics director Mark Harlan joins us for the February 2021 edition of the Hear It From Harlan podcast. Mark looks back at the month of January, which included the ribbon cutting ceremony for the David S. Layton Golf Academy and a pair of milestone events for the Ken Garff Performance Zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium project. He als...

It is time for the games to return! On the October 2020 edition of the Hear It From Harlan podcast, Utah athletics director Mark Harlan takes us inside the process that allowed Pac-12 Conference football to become a reality this fall. He discusses the department's new agreement with INFLCR, which will assist Ute student-athletes in telling their story and promoting their brand. Harlan also answers...

The Hear It From Harlan Podcast presented by Pepsi makes its return for the fall of 2020. During this episode, Utah athletics director Mark Harlan gives an update on how COVID-19 and the corresponding decision by the Pac-12 Conference to discontinue athletics competition this fall has impacted the Utah Athletics Department. Harlan discusses the Pac-12's new agreement with Quidel Corporation to imp...

In an extended edition of the "Hear it from Harlan" podcast, Mark Harlan gives an in-depth report on the impact of the coronavirus on the Utah Athletics Department, as well as an outline of plans to move forward. Softball player Katie Faulk joins Mark to discuss how Utah's student-athletes are coping with the stoppage of on-campus activities and athletic competition. Scott Kull, deputy athletics d...

As the winter sports season winds down and the spring sports wind up, Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan talks about everything happening with the Utes during the March 2020 edition of the "Hear It From Harlan Podcast." Mark congratulates the Red Rocks gymnastics team on winning the Pac-12 regular season title and looks forward to tournament time in Vegas for the men's and women's basketball team...

Please note: This episode was recorded the week of Jan. 27, 2020! With the winter sports season in full swing, the January 2020 edition of the "Hear It From Harlan Podcast" dives into everything going on with Utah's teams. Mark highlights the Utes' No. 18 finish in the Learfield/IMG College Director's Cup for the fall season and talks about the release of the 2020 football schedule. Senior gymnast...

As we head toward the holidays, the December 2019 edition of the "Hear It From Harlan Podcast" reflects on fantastic fall when all four Utah teams advanced to postseason competition. Mark looks back at football's run to the Pac-12 Championship game and looks ahead to its Alamo Bowl match-up with Texas on New Year's Eve. Senior Daneesha Provo of the Ute women's basketball team drops by for an exten...

In the November 2019 edition of the "Hear it from Harlan Podcast," Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan shares his thoughts on a fall season where soccer and cross country have already qualified for NCAA postseason competition, and volleyball and football are highly ranked. Mark interviews senior soccer goalkeeper Carly Nelson and Ashley Lear joins the program to talk about the launch of the Ute Ac...

During the October 2019 edition of the "Hear it from Harlan Podcast," Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan looks back at the first full month of the college athletics season, which featured three Ute teams ranked in the nation's top 30. Middle blocker Berkeley Oblad of the No. 20 Utah volleyball team joins Mark for his one-on-one interview. The Utah head man also talks about the game day experie...

The fall athletics season is upon us and we dive in with the August edition of the "Hear It From Harlan Podcast." U Athletics Director Mark Harlan visits with cornerback Jaylon Johnson of the Ute football team, which was picked to win the Pac-12 championship in the preseason media poll. Mark also discusses future non-conference football scheduling, the opening of Utah's new soccer and lacrosse sta...

In the May edition of the "Hear It From Harlan Podcast," Ally Dickman of the Utah softball team is our student-athlete guest. Mark covers the major topics discussed at the Spring Pac-12 Athletic Directors' meetings and responds to questions from Ute fans. He also share his thoughts on the final weeks of the athletics year and recent news coming out of the department.

In the April edition of the "Hear It From Harlan" podcast, Ute athletics director Mark Harlan looks back at the winter sports season and Spring Football, and shares his thoughts on the recently-announced major gift from the Ken Garff family for the Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion. Julia Richter of the national champion Ute ski team joins him for his one-on-one interview. Mark also answers some quest...

In the February edition of the "Hear it from Harlan" podcast, Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan looks back at the winter sports season, including the ski team's NCAA West Regional/RMISA championship, and the early portion of the spring sports season. Mark get us primed for spring football and tournament time in basketball, and interviews Kari Lee of the Red Rocks. He also answers some of your qu...

In the January 2019 edition of the "Hear it from Harlan" podcast, we look back at Utah's Holiday Bowl appearance and dive into a host of other recent developments with the football program. Mark shares his thoughts on the winter sports season and freshman guard Dru Gylten of the women's basketball team drops by for a visit. We look ahead the inaugural season for Ute men's lacrosse and Mark answers...

In the December edition of the "Hear it from Harlan Podcast," Utah Athletics Director Mark Harlan looks back at the month of November when the Utah volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament and football played in the Pac-12 Championship game. He also shares his thoughts on the Utes' Holiday Bowl match-up against Northwestern. Harlan visits one-on-one with Parker Van Dyke of the men's baske...

Hear It From Harlan! - Episode 3 - Mark Harlan takes a look back at a busy month of October, when the Ute football team become bowl eligible and reflects on the passing of women's track & field athlete Lauren McCluskey. He also goes one-on-one with Hailey Skolmosky of the women's soccer team and shares some insight on how the department plans to improve the fan experience at Utah home events.

Go inside University of Utah Athletics and the Pac-12 with Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan. Hear It From Harlan! - Episode 2 - Mark Harlan relates his early impressions as Utah's athletics director, the Crimson Club Hall of Fame and sits down with volleyball player Dani Drews.

Go inside University of Utah Athletics and the Pac-12 with Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan. Mark updates us on changes to the Athletic's department and then Mark's student athlete guest is Britain Covey.