Good fortune had followed Jay Johnson when it came to the MLB draft .

William Schmidt. Derek Curiel. Jake Brown. Jared Jones. They were all high-profile high school prospects who passed up MLB for the chance to play for Johnson at LSU . The Tigers' streak of luck played a big part in the program capturing two national titles in three years.

But last month, that trend dried up. LSU lost eight high school signees to MLB despite being crowned national champions a few weeks earlier.

"You don't always have control over those things," Johnson said Wednesday. "Some guys made a decision that they thought playing for the Chicago White Sox is what they wanted to do."

LSU entered the draft with the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, according to Perfect Game, meaning that the losses took

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