COLUMBIA — Travaris Robinson does not so much address a room as command it. The instant he steps onto the small riser at the front of South Carolina’s defensive meeting room, the gathering becomes less of a pre-game briefing, and more of a tent revival.
“Defense, are we ready?” the Gamecocks’ defensive coordinator booms.
“Ready!” comes the reply.
“Defense, are we ready?”
“Ready!”
It’s easy to see why the USC assistant is such an effective recruiter. Robinson is galvanizing as he leads his defense through a meeting prior to last weekend’s spring game. On the morning before the culmination to South Carolina’s first spring practice under head coach Will Muschamp, players will meet, meet again, down plates of protein-packed food, and finally amass in one corner of Williams-Brice Stadium before bursting through a cloud of smoke.