The Miami football program hired former South Carolina defensive coordinator and back coach Travaris Robinson as its new DB coach.
South Carolina’s former defensive and defensive coach, Travaris Robinson, who is an elite recruiter, was hired by the Miami football program as his new defensive coach. The title for Robinson seems to be that he will train security guards and cornerbacks after those roles have been split up earlier.
Former Miami defense co-coordinator Ephraim Banda, who also trained security guards, left Hurricanes to assume the same position to author the game in defense of Aggies. Former Miami cornerback coach Mike Rumph was not hired. Robinson was born in Miami and graduated from Coral Park High School.
Robinson was DB and wide receiver in Auburn from 1999-2002. After college, Robinson spent two seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Robinson started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Auburn in 2006-07. Robinson has spent the last five seasons in South Carolina.
Columbia’s stint was the longest in Robinson’s career. Robinson knows South Florida well as a recruiter. In addition to being a native of South Florida, Robinson was the defense technician in Florida under Will Muschamp, who also served in South Carolina. Robinson was the 12th best recruiter at the SEC in 2020.
Hiring Robinson as a DBs coach leaves Miami with an open coach position. Robinson will be tasked with upgrading a CB unit that is terribly thin in depth. Miami has only six CBs projected on its 2020 list. Al Blades Jr. and DJ Ivey, sophomores, Te’Cory Couch, and freshmen Marcus Clarke and Isaiah Dunson.
Three-star athlete Malik Curtis, who Miami plans to play for CB, was the only signatory to the Hurricane position in the 2021 class. Robinson has three five-star signatories in his career. Vernon Hargreaves III and Teez Tabor are Robinson CBs contracted in Florida. Defensive tackle Jordan Burch signed with South Carolina.
Robinson coached several secondaries who finished among the best in the country. The best season for a Robinson-trained secondary was in 2011, when Florida finished sixth nationally in passing yards allowed per game. Robinson has a big task ahead of him to improve the depth at CB to Miami.