MICHAEL JOHNSON WAS trying to find a way home.
In 2019, Johnson was the executive chef of the Seattle Seahawks, but he wanted to get back to Baton Rouge, where his children and their mother lived. One late night, Johnson dove into a job search that yielded a surprising result.
"I googled 'executive chef Baton Rouge,' and the first job that popped up was a listing for the executive chef of LSU Athletics," Johnson said. "I like to tell people that God found me this job."
Johnson had applied for a culinary position with LSU before where he would be working at Tiger Stadium, but LSU's response was that he was overqualified.