Jaguar Highlights: A Phil Steele Publications preseason third-team all-Sun Belt Conference honoree as a kick returner ... Could contribute in a variety of ways his final season at the collegiate level, whether as a wideout or returning kickoffs or punts ... One of two individuals selected by the coaches as a most improved wide receiver after spring drills ended.
As A Junior (2013): Played in all 12 games, leading the team while ranking among the top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference in both kickoff and punt returns ... Finished 31st nationally in kick returns as well ... Averaged 25.04 yards while returning 25 kicks for 576 yards, with all three figures ranking second on the program’s season record list ... Ran back 15 punts for 89 yards, an average of 5.9 yards per return ... Stood third on the team with 684 all-purpose yards ... Was second on the squad with 13 plays of 20 or more yards ... Also credited with two tackles as a gunner on punt returns, at Texas State and in a win over Louisiana-Monroe ... Had career highs with seven kick returns for 129 yards at Navy, posting a season-best 133 all-purpose yards ... Also had more than 100 all-purpose yards in Homecoming victory over Kent State, running back three kicks for 102 yards including a season-long 67 yards effort ... Returned three kicks for 80 yards and two punts for 14 more at Troy ... Recorded two kickoff returns for 64 yards in win over Western Kentucky, while the previous week ran back four punts for a season-high 41 yards in Tulane road victory ... Posted 66 all-purpose yards against league co-champion Arkansas State ... Had 43-yard kick return in season opener against Southern Utah ... Ran back one kick for 35 yards in win at Georgia State and another for 31 yards in season-ending win over SBC co-champion Louisiana-Lafayette.
As A Sophomore (2012): Saw action in every contest, earning eight starts ... Earned third-team all-SBC honors from Phil Steele returning punts, averaging 8.8 yards per effort; that figure ranked second in the league ... Was also fourth in the Sun Belt with an average of 23.8 yards per kick return, which led the team ... Topped the squad with 1,181 all-purpose yards, catching 27 passes for 206 yards while gaining 210 more on 59 carries, as well as with 22 gains of 20 or more yards ... Recorded USA’s longest kick and punt returns of 48 and 37 yards, respectively, in season opener against Texas-San Antonio, finishing the contest with 145 all-purpose yards ... Ended the year with five kick returns for 115 yards and 169 all-purpose yards at Hawai’i, all the most posted by a Jaguar in 2012; he also had a team-high 34 rushing yards on nine attempts and caught two passes for 12 more against the Warriors ... Led the Jaguars with season-best 47 yards on three receptions at Arkansas State ... Had a team-high three catches for 43 yards in Nicholls State victory ... Recorded career highs with 10 rushes for 46 yards against Troy ... Posted 104 all-purpose yards against Florida International — including scoring his only touchdown of the year — and 111 the following week at North Texas ... Collected 112 all-purpose yards in Sun Belt finale at Louisiana-Lafayette, including catching a season-best four passes for 48 yards ... Also had four receptions at nationally-ranked Mississippi State.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2011): Sat out the year ... Earned scout team coaches’ award on offensive side of the ball for his efforts leading up to Mississippi Valley State victory ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
As A Freshman (2010): Appeared in all 10 games, all off the bench ... Led USA with 994 all-purpose yards, as he ranked first on the squad in kickoff returns, second in punt returns, tied for third in rushing and fourth in receiving ... Ran back 15 kicks for 454 yards for an average of 30.3 yards per return, accounting for 74 percent of the team’s total ... Averaged 13.7 yards per runt return, running back 11 for 151 yards ... Carried the ball 39 times for 234 yards and two scores, and caught 14 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown ... Would’ve ranked in the top 100 in the country at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level in all-purpose yards per game had USA been eligible ... Had two receptions for 34 yards — including a 31-yard scoring catch on the opening drive of the second half — and rushed for 28 yards on four attempts in his collegiate debut against Pikeville (Ky.) ... Recorded a season-high 116 yards on three kickoff returns in Nicholls State victory ... Rushed for a season-best 41 yards on four carries in Edward Waters (Fla.) win, adding a 16-yard reception and a kick return for 35 yards for 92 all-purpose yards ... Had season-high eight carries in victory at Lamar, finishing with 32 yards ... Posted 150 all-purpose yards in UC Davis road victory, returning three kicks for 93 yards and two punts for 43 more ... Collected 35 yards on five rushes, adding four kick returns for 92 yards, in Georgia State win the following week ... Was the Jags’ leading receiver with five catches for 78 yards in Homecoming victory over Henderson (Ark.) State, running for 41 yards and a touchdown as well as returning two kickoffs for 57 more en route to a season-best 189 all-purpose yards ... Returned the second-half kickoff 60 yards to set up a field goal, adding a six-yard touchdown run in the final quarter, to help USA pull away for season-ending win over Arkansas-Monticello after leading 7-0 at the break ... Finished with 32 yards on five rushes and 106 all-purpose yards in that contest.
High School Highlights: Lettered in both football and track at Plant HS ... Helped the Panthers win state championships at the 4A and 5A levels his final two seasons ... PHS finished 13-1, ending the year 10th in the USA Today Super 25, after claiming the state 5A and district titles when he was a senior ... Panthers won each of their first four playoff games by double figures ... Rushed for 914 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 79 carries — an average of 11.5 yards per attempt — while adding 20 receptions for 341 yards and six scores his senior season ... Led the team in rushing touchdowns and points (109) ... Also had nine tackles on defense, returned three kickoffs for 47 yards and three punts for another 44 ... Panthers went 14-1 while winning the state 4A championship his junior year ... Helped PHS record seven of its 15 points at the state 4A track meet his last spring as part of the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams that posted top-six finishes ... Was second in the 400 meters at the region meet as a senior ... Helped the 4x400-meter relay set a school record with a time of 3:19.88 at the same event ... Competed in the state 3A meet as a sophomore and junior ... Also holds school records in the 400 meters (49.33) and 4x100-meter relay (41.95).
Personal: Full name is Turhan Javonis Glover ... Born Sept. 23, 1991, in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Desmond and Lashawnda Williams ... Oldest of three children ... Favorite movie is “Undisputed II” ... Favorite book is “Sasquatch” ... Favorite athlete is Tyson Gay ... Favorite musical artists are Eminem, Wale, Waka Flocka Flame, Lupe Fiasco and Gucci Mane ... Favorite foods are salisbury steak, corn, mashed potatoes and Oreos ... Favorite subject is math ... Also recruited by Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia ... Majoring in leisure studies.
