CAREER: Served as the starting Irish punter for each of the last two years ... has punted 94 times for 3,597 yards (38.3 per punt) over his career ...owns a career-long punt of 56 yards ... registered nine career punts of 50 yards or longer and dropped 35 career punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... has yet to have a punt blocked in his career ... ascended to Irish starting punter midway through his first season (2009) and averaged 38.2 yards on 26 punts.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): Took to the field as the starting punter for the Irish in all 13 games in 2010 ... punted 68 times for a total of 2,603 yards and averaged 38.3 yards per punt ... registered a career-long punt of 56 yards against Tulsa ... only 14 of 68 punts were returned ... 22 resulted in a fair catch and 26 were downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... six punts sailed over 50 yards ... recorded four games with a punt average above 40.0 yards (Pittsburgh, Western Michigan, Navy and Tulsa) ... pinned Mi- ami (Fla.) inside its 20-yard line on three of his four punts in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over the Hurricanes.
2009 (FRESHMAN): Named starting punter for Irish midway through season and punted in six of final eight games (Washington, Boston College, USC, Washington State, Connecticut and Stanford) ... punted 26 times for an average of 38.2 yards per kick and net of 34.7 yards ... nine of his punts were downed inside 20-yard line with long punt of 53 yards ... finished season strong as three of his final eight punts traveled at least 50 yards and averaged 45.5 yards per punt in final two games combined ... made Irish debut against Washington ... landed three of five punts inside 20-yard line against USC and recorded net average of 37.0 yards per punt ... punted season-high six punts against Boston College ... booted five punts against Connecticut with 47.0-yards-per-punt average, highest single- game punting average by Notre Dame punter since Geoff Price averaged 47.4 yards on five punts in Sugar Bowl following 2006 season ... recorded two punts of 50 yards against Huskies and landed one punt inside 20-yard line ... punted three times for 129 yards at Stanford (43.0-yard average) including season-best 53-yard punt ... registered season-best 41.0-yard net average ... made 27 appearances on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Scout.com ranked him as the third-best punter nationally ... rated the sixth-best kicker in the country by Rivals.com ... named first-team all-state for Class 5A following senior year ... selected to Florida Super 75 squad by Jacksonville Times-Union and also tabbed the state's top kicker by the Times-Union ... named first-team all-Broward County following senior season ... averaged 41 yards per punt as a junior and 39 yards per punt during his senior campaign at St. Thomas Aquinas ... landed 14 of his 28 punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior in 2008 ... high school teammate of Irish long snapper Jordan Cowart ... attended same high school as Irish offensive lineman Dan Wenger ... nephew of current Houston Texans punter Matt Turk ... helped his high school to a 29-1 record as a junior and senior and was a member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state champions ... the Raiders finished the 2008 season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise ... played for head coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas HighSchool...bornJune5,1990...son of Kelly and Tony Turk...enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a design major.
