BATON ROUGE – The what-ifs can be saved for another day. Saturday’s most important outcome in Arkansas’ 31-14 win over LSU is in the immediate. The Razorbacks are bowl-bound for the second straight season.
It was an unlikely expectation after four weeks. Arkansas was 1-3 following three straight losses to the likes of Toledo, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. But the team has lost just once since, to Alabama, and won four consecutive to clinch, at worst, a .500 overall record.
Even with no more wins – the team has two games remaining, both at Donald W.