Effort, energy lead to big news for Charlevoix’s Landon Swanson with CMU football
Charlevoix native and CMU football player Landon Swanson has put everthing he has into every practice and game rep. Now, he's being rewarded for it.
MOUNT PLEASANT — From the wrestling mat as a state champion in high school, to the Charlevoix football field taking on blockers or beating defenders to the end zone, Landon Swanson has always given everything he has. It eventually landed him a spot on the Central Michigan University football team as a preferred walk-on out of high school. “That’s what I’ve been good at throughout high school and throughout college, winning the on-on-one battles and being tougher than the guy across from me,” Swanson said.
At CMU, that mindset is what got Swanson onto the field as a redshirt freshman last season. That effort and energy brought him snaps on defense, where he even recorded a sack, and turned him into an ace on special teams. “All special teams are is hard work and how bad you want it,” Swanson said.
“Just beating the man across from you in a one on one battle. That’s really gotten me to where I am now. ” Where Swanson is now is a far cry from his 2024 redshirt season.
He’s switched positions three times, moving from linebacker then defensive end, to now offense as a tight end and H-back. Track Regional Primer: Charlevoix boys track heads into regionals with momentum, check the athletes to watch He’s grown from 6-foot-2 and just over 200 pounds as a freshman, to just under 250 entering year three. He’s also now dropped his walk-on status, which CMU head coach Matt Drinkall recently informed Swanson of.