N’western St. moves game for Caldwell’s funeral

Oct 16, 2023, 05:06 PM ET NATCHITOCHES, La.– Northwestern State’s home game against Southeastern Louisiana has actually been transferred to Thursday night so that the contest will not conflict with a wake and funeral services for just recently slain protective back Ronnie Caldwell.Officials from both schools accepted change the game time from Saturday after finding out services for Caldwell are scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Austin, Texas. The brand-new game time allows Northwestern State coaches and players to attend.Caldwell was discovered dead with several gunshot wounds when Natchitoches policeman

responded soon after 1 a.m. last Thursday to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex near campus. The coroner’s workplace pronounced Caldwell dead at the scene.Editor’s Picks Authorities Cpl. John Greely has actually said no arrests have been made in connection with the case.The university canceled last Saturday’s football game at

Nicholls State.Caldwell played safety for the Demons after transferring from Tyler Junior College following the 2021 football season. In 2022, he appeared in all 11 games, starting 10, and

finished seventh on the team in tackles.He had yet to play in a game this fall due to the fact that of a preseason injury. Still, he traveled with the group, functioning as a de facto protective assistant coach and interacting with coaches up in journalism box through headset throughout games, the university stated in a declaration.”Ronnie Caldwell was a young man who had a brilliant future ahead of him on or off the football field,”coach Brad Laird said in a statement. “He was our voice in the locker space. When Ronnie spoke, others listened.”