Vermilion Catholic's Travis Blaize named football coach at Westminster

Vermilion Catholic is losing its offensive coordinator to another high school.
Travis Blaize, the 31-year-old son of former VC head coach Ossie Blaize, was named the new head football coach at Westminster Christian Academy near Opelousas.
This will be his first head football coaching job. He has been the offensive coordinator at VC for three years and was also an assistant coach at Abbeville High and Comeaux High School before VC.
“Of course I am excited,” said Blaize Sunday night. “It has been my goal to follow in my father’s footsteps and to be a head coach one day. I can’t describe how blessed I feel that it is a reality that the opportunity is finally here.”
Blaize, who is also the head soccer coach and track coach at VC, will remain at VC until the school year is over. He is also going to take the type of explosive offense that VC runs to Westminster.
“I am comfortable with the spread multiple offenses that we ran here at VC,” he said. “I want to bring that style with me, uptempo, and lots of formations.”
Westminster was coming off a 3-5 season in 2020. The year before, it posted a 5-5 season. Its last winning season was in 2016, when it went 7-3.
For the last couple of weeks, Blaize has been in Fort Knox, Kentucky for leadership training with the Army National Guard. He interviewed before he left for Kentucky and recently, he learned he got the job.
One of the first people he told that he got the head coaching job was his father, who has been coaching football for 31 plus years.
“I have three mentors, Chris Towery, Doug Dotson, and of course my dad,” said Blaize. “They all told me the same thing. They were proud of me and to enjoy the moment. They all offered some football advice and, of course like things I must do. As for my dad, it was pretty cool to hear it in his voice. I told him the day I was offered the job, but we had to keep it a secret until everything was finalized. I know he’s proud.”
VC head coach Broc Prejean will miss his good friend and offensive coordinator.
“Coach Travis has been a tremendously integral part of our success, school-wide,” said VC head coach Broc Prejean. “He wore a lot of different hats for VC as a coach, teacher, and administrator, so it’s a loss for our community, but I know everyone wishes him the best, and we all anticipate a lot of success in his future. Personally, not only from the football perspective but as a VC alumnus, I am very appreciative of his time and efforts for the Eagles. I wish him and the Crusaders all the best moving forward.”