Miami secondary coach Travaris Robinson is moving on to Alabama

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal will now be looking for a new secondary coach. 

According to a source, UM secondary coach Travaris Robinson is expected to take the same position with Alabama. 

The Hurricanes currently feature only one announced hired on the defensive coaching staff: defensive line coach Joe Salave’a. 

Robinson came to UM last year. Prior to his time at Miami, Robinson was the defensive coordinator at South Carolina under Will Muschamp and before that he was at Florida as the secondary coach. 

Inside the UM program, Robinson was well respected for his teaching ability as a coach and his ability to recruit. 

Robinson helped develop a couple of true freshman safeties in James Williams and Kamren Kinchens into solid contributors and starters in their first seasons at the college level in 2021. At cornerback, Robinson did a nice job of helping develop Tyrique Stevenson into one of the better corners in the ACC. 

On the recruiting trail, Robinson was the primary recruiter for four-star CB Chris Graves and three-star CB Jaden Harris. He was the secondary recruiter for four-star safety Markeith Williams and four-star defensive end Nyjalik Kelly. 

During his career, Robinson has been credited with landing five-star CB Vernon Hargreaves III, five-star DT Jordan Burch, four-star CB JC Jackson, and four-star CB Duke Dawson amongst others. 

At Alabama, Robinson will follow Jay Valai, who moved on to Oklahoma. 

In 2017 South Carolina led the SEC and ranked ninth in the country with 28 turnovers forced, while ranking 25th in points allowed per game at 20.7. The Gamecocks held 11 of 13 opponents to fewer points than their season average. South Carolina tied for 10th in the nation in turnovers forced with 27 during the 2016 campaign, including 15 interceptions.

Robinson spent five seasons coaching defensive backs before arriving in Columbia, S.C. as defensive coordinator – first at Florida (2011-14), then at Auburn (2015). The former Auburn Tiger standout began his coaching career at his alma mater, first as a staff assistant in 2006 while finishing up his undergraduate degree, then as a GA in 2007.

Robinson spent one season each as a defensive backs coach at Western Kentucky (2008), Southern Miss (2009) and Texas Tech (2010) before joining the Florida staff.

In his first season at Florida in 2011, Robinson guided a UF secondary that ranked seventh in the nation in pass defense (166.8), while the Gator defense ranked eighth nationally in total defense (299.5).

Robinson led a secondary that was one of the best in the nation in 2012, ranking No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (95.55) and allowing just seven touchdown passes – the second-fewest in the nation. Florida had 20 interceptions on the season, good for seventh nationally while safety Matt Elam was a first-team All-America selection and first-round draft pick.

In 2013, Robinson’s secondary was seventh nationally in passing defense and eighth in passing efficiency defense, while the defensive unit was eight in total defense. Under Robinson, Vernon Hargreaves III was a freshman All-SEC and freshman All-America pick while being named the National Freshman Defensive Player of the Year by College Football News.

Robinson was born in Miami and attended Coral Park High where he was a four-year letterman and earned all-state honors as a defensive back and wide receiver. He received his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Auburn in 2007.