Georgia hires Bama CB coach Robinson, a recruiting rock star

Georgia coach Kirby Smart didn't wait long to recruit one of former Alabama coach Nick Saban's top assistants, hiring former Crimson Tide cornerbacks coach Travaris Robinson , as his team's co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, the Bulldogs announced Saturday.

Robinson, 42, is considered one of the top recruiters in the country. He coached under Saban the past two seasons and previously worked at Miami, South Carolina and Auburn, his alma mater, among other schools.

“We are pleased to announce Travaris Robinson as our new co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach,” Smart said in a statement. “Travaris has 17 years of college coaching experience, including more than a decade in the SEC, mentoring some of the statistically best defenses in the NCAA.”

Robinson will serve as co-defensive coordinator with Glenn Schumann, who has worked with Smart at Alabama and Georgia since 2008.

With Robinson's hiring, co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will move into an off-field analyst role in 2024, Smart said. Muschamp wants to spend more time with his family, Smart said. Muschamp's son, Whit, will be a freshman quarterback at Vanderbilt this season.

“We are excited about the addition of Coach Robinson and his family to the University of Georgia, while having the opportunity to retain Coach Muschamp and his family on our staff,” Smart said.

Muschamp, a former head coach at Florida and South Carolina, was Georgia's special teams coordinator in 2021 and helped coordinate the defense the past two seasons. The Bulldogs won back-to-back CFP National Championships in 2021 and 2022 and led the FBS in defensive scoring in 2021 (10.2 PPG).

Georgia added Alabama backup safety Jake Pope out of the transfer portal on Friday.