Ryan Callender

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Dallas, Texas
	High School: Hillcrest High

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 223
	Position: ILB
	Experience: 3L

04/20/2013

Big Plays Highlight Bears Maroon and White Spring Game

Glaser connects with Burton for 71-yard score on game's final play

09/22/2012

Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois Postgame Quotes

09/15/2012

Bears Come Up Short in Another Thriller With Murray State, 28-23

MSU Piles Up 441 Yards, Glaser Sets School Pass Attempts Record

09/15/2012

Bears On Comeback Trail Against Murray State, 14-7

Missouri State Uses Late Scoring Drive to Slice Deficit in Half

09/08/2012

Bears Drop to 0-2 With 35-7 Setback to No. 23 Louisville

MSU Held to 249 Yards in Second Straight Loss to NCAA FBS Opponent

Will push for a starting job at the Buck linebacker spot along with newcomer Seginald Chaney ... Coming off a breakout season that featured a pair of starts.

2011: Played all 11 games and started the first two contests of the season ... Posted 47 total tackles, which ranked seventh on the club ... Notched 8 total stops in season opener at Arkansas (9/3/11) and at Oregon (9/17/11) with 5 solo stops, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss against the Ducks ... Posted season-high 9 tackles against Illinois State (10/8/11) ... Posted a half sack at Division I champion North Dakota State (10/15/11) ... Was in on seven tackles at Eastern Kentucky (9/10/11).

2010: Played just 2 games before a season-ending injury that resulted in a medical redshirt ... Recorded a tackle in each of the first 2 games, vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/3/10) and at Kansas State (9/11/10) ... Received a medical redshirt.

2009: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman ... Was a key special teams performer ... Notched 3 tackles on the season, including solo stops against UT Martin (9/12/09) and Western Illinois (10/17/09) ... Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for team's 31-7 win over Indiana State (11/7/09).

High School: A two-time all-district linebacker at Hillcrest (Texas) High who also played wide receiver as a standout prep performer ... He was team captain as a senior and helped Coach Andy Todd's Panthers to a 7-4 record in 2008 and a berth in the Texas Class 4A playoffs.

Personal: Ryan D. Callender was born 12/15/90 in Shreveport, La. ... Son of Tommy Tryant and Brenda Rhineheart of Dallas, Texas ... Has three brothers, Tommy, Ronald and Anthony, and two sisters, Kim and Mikkia ... Majoring in Criminology.