Biography
Jaguar Highlights: Projected to serve as the Jaguars’ top running back in the fall as well as the team’s primary kickoff and punt return specialist ... Named second-team preseason All-American as an athlete by The Sporting News ... Earned preseason all-Sun Belt Conference honors from Phil Steele Publications as a kick returner (first-team), punt returner (second-team) and running back (fourth-team) ... Selected preseason first-team all-league as an all-purpose back by Lindy’s ... A second-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection by Athlon Sports as an all-purpose back and kick returner, adding fourth-team honors as a punt returner ... Carried four times for 36 yards — highlighted by a seven-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes remaining in the opening half — in the annual Red-Blue spring game ... Carried seven times for 51 yards in the second scrimmage of the spring as well.
As A Junior (2018): Voted second-team all-Sun Belt Conference both as a return specialist and all-purpose back, and was a second-team all-league selection as a returner by Phil Steele Publications as well ... Started all but one of the Jaguars’ 12 contests ... Led the team in rushing with 801 yards on 183 carries while running back 29 kickoffs for 710 yards and returning six punts for another 91 ... Posted 23 receptions for 201 yards as well ... Scored seven touchdowns, six rushing with the other coming on a punt return ... Paced the squad with 1,803 all-purpose yards and was second in total offense ... Led the Sun Belt and was eighth nationally with 150.25 all-purpose yards per game, and also ranked third in the conference and 31st in the country averaging 24.48 yards per kick return ... Finished seventh in the league and was among the top 100 in the nation in rushing yards per game as well ... Had 31 plays of 20-plus yards, 18 more than any other player on the roster ... Was the team’s leading rusher nine times during the season, accomplishing the feat in each of the last five contests ... Had 100 or more all-purpose yards on nine occasions, surpassing 200 yards in three games ... Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a school-record 203 yards and adding two catches for 49 yards in season-ending victory over Coastal Carolina ... Chosen the league’s special teams player of the week after returning three punts for 88 yards — including a 75-yard return for a touchdown — and two kickoffs for another 73 in defeat of Alabama State ... Recorded 231 all-purpose yards in the contest after adding 12 carries for 61 yards and a score as well as a nine-yard reception ... Finished with a team-high 87 yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts at Louisiana, adding 104 yards on five kick returns and a 32-yard catch to end the day with 223 all-purpose yards ... Rushed 23 times for 99 yards and caught two passes for another 49 against Troy in the “Battle For The Belt” ... Paced all players with 88 yards on 17 carries and tied a career high with four catches at Arkansas State ... Had a pair of rushing touchdowns in the second quarter of win over Texas State, finishing the contest with a game-high 61 yards on nine attempts while returning four kicks for 115 more ... Led South with 61 yards rushing on 12 carries in Homecoming match-up with ULM.
As A Sophomore (2017): Appeared in 12 contests with five starts his first season with the program, including each of the last four games ... Finished second on the squad with 341 yards on 107 carries, scoring one touchdown on the ground ... Also became the first Jaguar running back to ever catch more than 20 passes in a season, ending the campaign with 22 for 247 yards and a touchdown ... Ended up third on the team with 676 all-purpose yards ... Rushed for a season-best 83 yards on 12 carries to lead all players in his USA debut at Ole Miss, adding a 12-yard reception ... Presented the coaches’ offensive back award after win over rival Troy in the “Battle For The Belt” after posting a game-best 83 receiving yards on three catches while adding 21 more rushing and a 12-yard kickoff return ... Posted a team-leading 50 rushing yards, three kick returns for 52 yards and career-best four receptions for 21 yards against Louisiana for a career-high 123 all-purpose yards ... Rushed eight times for 52 yards and had two catches for 44 more — highlighted by a 38-yard score to cap the Jags’ opening possession — in Homecoming defeat of ULM ... Had seven carries for 33 yards in Alabama A&M victory ... Caught three passes for 42 yards in season finale at New Mexico State ... Opened the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run with just over five minutes to go in the first quarter of Senior Day win over Arkansas State.
Junior College Highlights (2015-16): Earned three stars from 247Sports.com as a junior-college recruit ... Considered the second-ranked running back nationally and among the top 30 junior-college transfers in the country by the organization ... Carried 291 times for 1,255 yards and 10 touchdowns to help Garden City (Kan.) CC finish 11-0 on the way to the 2016 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship ... Led the Broncbusters with 1,293 all-purpose yards after adding five receptions for 38 yards in earning second-team All-America honors ... Was second in the country in rushing yards, sixth in yards per game and 11th in rushing touchdowns ... Recorded a career-best 234 yards and a score on 34 carries in a win over Fort Scott (Kan.) CC that helped clinch GCCC’s berth in the El Toro Bowl ... Ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 30 attempts in win over Coffeyville (Kan.) CC ... Posted 155 yards and scored twice, carrying 30 times, in his season debut against Ellsworth (Iowa) CC ... Rushed for 141 yards and the opening touchdown of the game — finishing with a career-high 39 attempts — the following week in a 13-7 win over Highland (Kan.) CC ... Ended stretch with three straight 100-yard games to open the year after collecting 112 yards and a score in a defeat of Independence (Kan.) CC ... Had 127 yards and a touchdown in victory over Butler (Kan.) CC ... Ran for 109 yards and a score on 24 carries in win at 12th-ranked Dodge City (Kan.) CC ... Sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt.
High School Highlights: Was considered a three-star recruit by Scout.com ... Also earned two stars from Rivals.com ... Played football and basketball and ran track at Schley County High ... Participated in the All-American Bowl, the Rising Senior Bowl and the Offense-Defense Diamonds in the Rough All-American Bowl during his prep career ... Lettered four times in football, earning all-state honors each of his last two years ... Was the top running back in the state over all classifications with 2,456 yards rushing as a senior, adding 106 tackles as a linebacker ... Rushed for 1,591 yards his junior year despite an ankle injury ... Selected first-team all-region when he was a sophomore after recording more than 1,600 yards on the ground and 1,200 receiving as well as making better than 50 stops ... Also was named first-team all-district his first season on the varsity ... Lettered in basketball and track for the Wildcats as well.
Personal: Full name is LoTravious Tishore Minter ... Born Nov. 23, 1995, in Americus, Ga. ... Son of Thomas and Leslie Minter ... Favorite movie is “Boyz n the Hood” ... Favorite books are the “Harry Potter” series ... Favorite team is the Oakland Raiders ... Favorite athlete is Marshawn Lynch ... Favorite musical artists are Gucci Mane, Future, Young Thug and Kodak Black ... Favorite subject is Math ... Received scholarship offers in high school from Troy, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern and Middle Tennessee ... Was recruited by Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Louisiana State, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Indiana as well ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.
