Two out of three isn’t bad.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in points.

Burrow got 2,608 points while Hurts was a distant second with 762 points. Justin Fields was third with 747 points and Chase Young was fourth with 643 points. Burrow had 841 first-place votes and Hurts had 12 first-place votes. Quarterback Fields had six first-place votes and Young, a defensive end, had 20 first-place votes.

Fields and Young both play for Ohio State.

“Joe’s meant a lot to Louisiana,” said LSU coach Ed Orgeron. “Louisiana’s very proud of LSU football. People in Louisiana have heart, man. When they love you, they love you — and they love Joe, and Joe loves them.”

Burrow and Hurts will face each other at 3 p.m. December 28 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in a game televised by ESPN.

Hurts was at Alabama for three years and was a graduate transfer to OU after losing his starting job for the Crimson Tide. His career was revitalized in Norman under coach Lincoln Riley..

An OU quarterback has placed in the top four Heisman voting in all five seasons that  Riley has been offensive coordinator or head coach.

Baker Mayfield, now with the Cleveland Browns, won the Heisman in 2017 after coming in fourth in 2015 and third in 2016. Kyler Murray, now with the Arizona Cardinals, won the Heisman at OU last season.

Burrow is the first LSU player to win the Heisman since Billy Cannon in 1959.

“It was a very eventful weekend that only happens once in a lifetime, especially for a guy like me who’s in his last year of ball,” Hurts said. “It was something that felt really special, especially considering the opportunity I had to expose my family to certain things that I experience. Having my family around was great.

“Just coming here (to OU), I think my whole purpose was to have opportunities to accomplish things that we want to accomplish as a team. I think it’s a great opportunity for us as a team, to take advantage of this time, work really hard and prepare to play our best ball. I’m anxious to get back with our guys and get back to work.”

 Hurts is No. 1 in nation in yards per pass attempt (11.8; the FBS record is 11.6), yards per completion (16.4), points responsible for per game (23.7; tied) and touchdowns accounted for (51; tied), while ranking third in total offense (376.1 yards per game) and passing efficiency rating (200.3; the single-season FBS record is 199.4). He is fourth nationally in completion percentage (.718; OU record is .709 by Baker Mayfield in 2016), seventh in rushing touchdowns (18; second among QBs) and 10th in passing touchdowns (32). He averages 279.5 passing yards and 96.5 rushing yards per contest.

Hurts is the only major college player since 1996 to post a passing efficiency rating of 245.0 or better five times in the same season (minimum 15 attempts), and the only player to do so more than three times.

Hurts has 4,889 yards of total offense (3,634 passing, 1,255 rushing) and is second among OU quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (Jack Mildren had 1,289 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs in 1971). He needs just four more TDs to break the school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008.

Can Oklahoma beat No. 1 LSU in the Peach Bowl to advance to the national title game? Part of the answer could lie in a comparative score. Both LSU and No. 4 OU played and beat Texas.

Burrow started his case for the Heisman Trophy on September 7 when he passed for 471 yards in a 45-38 win over then-No. 9 Texas in Austin.

It was an offensive struggle. The teams scored a total of 56 points in the second half. Burrow hit 31 of 39 passes and four scores. An LSU record fell as three receivers (Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall, Jr.) caught passes for more than 100 yards each in a single game.

But the LSU defense was not very stingy. Longhorn quarterback Sam Ehlinger hit 31 of 47 passes for 401 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receiver Devin Duvernay had 12 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Ehlinger ran 19 times for 60 yards and one score.

In the annual Red River Showdown, Hurts passed for 235 yards and ran for 131 yards plus one rushing touchdown as OU beat then-No. 11 Texas 34-27. OU’s All American wide receiver CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns.

But the big difference for the Sooners was their defense.  The revamped OU defense sacked Ehlinger nine times and held him to minus-9 yards rushing.

Just because OU and LSU both beat Texas by seven points doesn’t mean they are evenly matched but it does point to improved play by the LSU offense and the OU defense.

SEC Coach of the Year

LSU coach Ed Orgeron was voted coach of the year in the Southeastern Conference and Burrow was named offensive player of the year.

Burrow is the first quarterback in SEC history to throw for 4,000 yards and 40 TDs in a season. This season, he has 4,715 passing yards and 48 touchdowns. He leads the nation in passing TDs and ranks No. 2 in the country in passing yards.

The Tigers carries a 14-game winning streak into the game with OU. LSU beat then-No. 4 Georgia 37-10 to advance to the playoff semifinal. LSU team is the only team in SEC history to have a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers.

LSU assistant coach Joe Brady has won the Broyles Award, which goes to the top assistant coach in college football. Brady is the passing game coordinator and wide receiver coach at LSU. He is the first Brady winner who is not an offensive coordinator or defensive coordinator.

LSU is averaging a school-record 47.8 points per game and led the nation in total offense (554.3 yards per game). The Tigers rank No. 2 nationally in passing offense (386.8).

LSU had six players on the first team of the All-SEC Coaches’ Team. That included Burrow, Lloyd Cushenberry III, Ja’Marr Chase, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, K’Lavon Chaisson and Grant Delpit.

All-Big 12 Team

Five Sooners were named to the AP All-Big 12 first team.

Hurts, center Creed Humphrey, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, cornerback Parnell Motley and linebacker Kenneth Murray. Hurts was named newcomer of the year.

Kicker Gabe Brkic, running back Kennedy Brooks and defensive lineman Ronnie Perkins were named to the second team.

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard was named offensive player of the year while Baylor coach Matt Rhule was coach of the year.  Lineman James Lynch was named defensive player of the year.