In the interim

Arkansas’ Barry Lunney Jr. became the fifth interim coach in the Arkansas-LSU series since the Razorbacks joined the SEC in 1992.

The other interim coaches were Joe Kines (Arkansas), Hal Hunter (LSU), John L. Smith (Arkansas) and Ed Orgeron (LSU).

LSU’s victory Saturday night dropped interim coaches to 3-2 in the matchups.

Kines won 30-6 in 1992; Hunter won 35-10 in 1999; Smith lost 20-13 in 2012; and Orgeron won 38-10 in 2016.

Orgeron is the only one of the five who got the permanent job after his season as an interim coach. The former Arkansas graduate assistant strength coach (1986-87) is now 36-9 at LSU, including 11-0 this season.