2001: Earned a scholarship following a productive 2000 season, and contributed again in 2001 ... made the switch from strong safety to outside safety ... saw action in all 11 games on special teams ... recorded nine tackles and one tackle for loss ... entered the Nebraska game and right away stuffed All-American quarterback Eric Crouch for a loss on an option play.
2000 SEASON: After earning his way onto the field as a special teams player, ended up being a key figure in the Tiger secondary ... made four starts on the season, his first was on Faurot Field against Oklahoma State ... made seven tackles in the OSU game ... notched his first career interception on Homecoming vs. Kansas ... later picked off another pass in a win at Baylor ...
1999: walked on and played on the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: two-time all-conference selection ... also an excellent baseball player, earning all-conference, all-district and all-area honors.
PERSONAL: majoring in agri-business management ... son of Frank Caldwell and Phyllis Swift ... father is an agriculture teacher, mother is a nurse practitioner ... father lettered at Mizzou in 1972 and 1973 ... great-grandfather played at Missouri in 1905 ... brother, Paul, is a walk-on that joined the team last fall ... born Dec. 10, 1980.
