A few notes from Texas' 36-30 victory over Oklahoma State 

Devin the Dude 

Devin Duvernay continues to develop into Sam Ehlinger's security blanket, particularly on third downs. He caught 12 passes for 108 yards. He accounted for 60 percent of Ehlinger's completions and nearly 40 percent of his passing yards. 

"I've always trusted Devin," Ehlinger said after the game. "I mean, he hasn't dropped a pass in the game. So I know if I put the ball in his area and he has a chance to go get it, he's going to make a play."

Duvernay fell a bit by the wayside a year ago with Lil'Jordan Humphrey and Collin Johnson getting the lion's share of the touches. His move to the inside has been a catalyst for the passing game and Ehlinger's development as a quarterback. 

"For him to move into the slot and get more touches has helped develop that relationship," Ehlinger said. 

Sam the slayer 

Ehlinger threw his first interception in 162 passes against Oklahoma State, but that was really the only black mark on an otherwise-productive day for the Texas quarterback. 

Ehlinger has thrown 38 touchdowns to just four interceptions over his last 17 games and gone over the 200-yard mark in all of them. His 15 touchdowns so far this year are the most in a four-game stretch in school history. He's also the first Texas quarterback to throw for three or more touchdowns in four-straight games since Colt McCoy in 2008. 

He passed Cedric Benson and Chris Simms to move up to fourth all time in school history for touchdowns scored with 70. 

Jake Smith doesn't look like a freshman  

Freshman Jake Smith continues to impress, catching his fourth touchdown in the last three games. He currently sits at second all time in receiving scores for a freshman behind the great Roy Williams. 

Ingram bounces back 

Two weeks ago running back Keontay Ingram struggled to find holes against LSU. Since then he's bounced back in a big way. 

He rushed 21 times for 115 yards and a score against Oklahoma State. It was his second career 100-yard game and set a new personal best. He also went over 1,000 yards for his career. 

As good as he was running the ball between the tackles, his most impressive play may have been a 26-yard reception in which he spun through one tackle and broke another to pick up extra yards. 

Ingram said he feels "completely different" than he did on the field earlier in the season. I think it's safe to say the slump is over. 

Estell makes the most of it

Defensive back Montrell Estell got his first career start against the Cowboys and came up big when he had the chance, finishing with an interception and a career-high nine tackles. 

"With the move to Josh (Thompson) to corner and Brandon (Jones) to nickel, he was the next man up," Herman said. "He did a really good job. We challenged him all week. At the same time, we made sure that he understood how much belief we had in him. Really, really proud of him." 

Estell will likely be an even bigger part of the Longhorns game plan going forward as injury continues to cause attrition in the Texas secondary, but he's certainly shown to be up to the task so far. 

Brown's on the board 

Chris Brown continues to impress in the secondary as well. He came up with his first career interception in the fourth quarter, a pick that ended an Oklahoma State drive and helped Texas run out some more clock. 

Herman has called Brown one of the team's best defenders. The 5-foot-11 junior will probably continue to carve out even more snaps for himself as Texas moves forward.