NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma’s season-long search for a solid No. 2 receiver might be nearing its end.

Ryan Broyles has been the top target for No. 20 Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1 Big 12 Conference), but the Sooners have been looking for a complement since All-America tight end Jermaine Gresham was lost to a season-ending knee injury.

Other Oklahoma receivers have shown flashes of brilliance but also have struggled with drops and inconsistency. Led by DeJuan Miller, the group turned in a strong effort in a 42-30 win on Saturday over Kansas State (5-4, 3-2).

Miller, a sophomore who entered the game with 11 career catches, led the Sooners with nine catches for 94 yards and scored Oklahoma’s second touchdown on a 23-yard pass from Landry Jones.

Broyles had eight catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while Adron Tennell had four catches for 62 yards. Jones, making his first start since Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford announced he was undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery, completed 26 of 37 passes for 294 yards and four scores.

“It’s good when guys step up,” Broyles said. “It’s definitely a good thing. We just have to keep moving up from here. We have a lot of talent and a lot of guys have the chance to play. We just have to make the best of it.

“I tell all the guys that anybody can make plays. You have to get out there and make an opportunity and you have to make it happen when you get the chance. I’m glad the guys did.”

Brandon Caleb, who had started at the No. 2 receiving spot most of the season, appeared to suffer a right ankle injury on the game’s first play Saturday and didn’t return. That opened the door for Miller, who had a five-catch outing in a win over Baylor earlier this season.

Jones went to Miller three times in third-down situations and the Sooners converted each time.

“I was getting my chance to show what I can do,” Miller said. “I don’t want to sound too cocky, but that’s just the inner confidence that I have in myself, that I know I can play at a high level. When my number is called on third down, those catches are the biggest catches for me, to keep the drive alive.

“I felt in a rhythm.”

Coach Bob Stoops said he was excited to see receivers besides Broyles make big plays for the Sooners.

“It appears to me that a lot of those guys are just settling in and getting more comfortable competing in those moments and making those plays they are capable of making,” Stoops said.

Meanwhile, two of Oklahoma’s primary playmakers, Broyles and running back DeMarco Murray, helped the Sooners overcome a bizarre first-and-45 situation in the second half.

Broyles had a 38-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter wiped out by a holding call, and he also drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the play, putting Oklahoma in what Stoops called a “first-and-forever” hole on its own 37.