Ed Orgeron passing the baton to Clay Helton at the end of USC's 2013 season might be the most unusual tie between them as interim coaches, but it's not the only one.
Three years after neither coach wound up with the Trojans' top job -- USC athletic director Pat Haden passed over interim coach Orgeron in favor of Steve Sarkisian at the end of the 2013 regular season, prompting Orgeron to quit and Helton to take over for the Trojans' bowl game -- they both became members of a select group of interim coaches.
When LSU elevated Orgeron from interim coach to head coach at the end of last season, he joined Helton on the short list of interim coaches who have ever held on to claim the full-time job at a major program.