Jasper athletic director/head football coach Kendrick Crumedy announced on social media Thursday morning that he would be leaving his alma mater to take over as the new head coach at Fort Bend Travis.

Crumedy takes over a team that posted an 8-3 mark a year ago in Trey Sisson’s final season before he announced his retirement.

“Travis gives me an opportunity to get my wife closer to her job and being back in the metro area of Housto was just a better fit for our family," Crumedy said. "I also wanted the challenge to go get it done in a bigger school. It’s perfect timing for us."

Crumedy, who got his start in coaching at Manvel in 2011, worked his way up to offensive coordinator before departing in early 2022 to come to his hometown to lead the Jasper program. In four seasons at the helm, Crumedy posted a 22-24 record, leading Jasper to three playoff appearances, including a regional final run in 2023. In 2025, Jasper stumbled to a 2-8 record with an extremely young team that played 13 sophomores and five freshman at the varsity level.

Crumedy said he’s excited for the challenge and during the interview process It became clear to him that Fort Bend Travis was a good fit.

“Travis is located in a developing area. There’s a diverse population on campus with a great and supportive community," he said. "The kids are eager and ready to work. The school culture and climate was tremendous when I visited during the interview process. The campus and district administration felt welcoming and it just felt right."

As for leaving his hometown, Crumedy says the decision was anything but easy. 

“This one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do," he said. "Trying to explain to my son I’m not going to be the head coach at Jasper was tough, because he wanted to be a Bulldog. I grew up always wanting to be a Bulldog, and to be the head coach in my hometown has been such a blessing. The kids I’ve coached here, I understand them, those last names, I know almost all of them, I played with their dads, went to school with their moms, got my butt whipped by their grandparents. So you just have a different understanding because you know where  they came from."

Crumedy said he’ll start at Fort Bend Travis on March 3 and he’s hoping to hit the ground running. If he can get his staff in place, Crumedy would like to participate in spring ball, but he says if the staff isn’t in place he’ll be happy to wait until the fall and participate in two scrimmages in the fall.

“We have got to figure out our identity," he said. "Who our guys are and we got to get out there and get to work and start teaching the offense and set the standard and culture. We’ll get out and compete in 7-on-7 this summer and be ready to go in the fall."

Jasper, despite the 2-8 record a year ago, will be an attractive job opening considering the youth they had and returning 16 starters. Look for the job to be posted very quickly as there’s some solid internal candidates and they’ll draw plenty of interest from across the state.