On Thursday evening, 4-star Richland (TX) running back Michael Turner Jr. announced his commitment to Baylor.

Turner chose the Bears over Oklahoma State, Washington, SMU, TCU and Utah after narrowing his list to six schools earlier this month. Rated the No. 82 overall prospect and No. 5 running back in the 2025 recruiting class, according to On3, Turner also held offers from Oklahoma, Oregon, Missouri and others.

Listed at 6-feet tall and 190 pounds, Turner would have been a huge addition for Mike Gundy and the Cowboys in the 2025 cycle. OSU already boasts pledges from 4-star Columbus (TX) quarterback Adam Schobel, 3-star Pflugerville Weiss (TX) running back DJ Dugar, five talented wide receivers and two 3-star tight ends in the 2025 class.

WIth one running back already on board for Kasey Dunn and company, losing out on Turner isn’t a huge setback for the Pokes, but adding one of the top running backs in the nation would have given Oklahoma State’s class another blue-chip prospect.

Currently, the Cowboys’ 2025 cycle boasts two blue-chip prospects, Schobel and 4-star Port Arthur Memorial (TX) edge rusher Michael Riles. Blue-chip prospects are high school players who are rated as 4-star and 5-star recruits.

Additionally, Turner picking a conference opponent makes the decision an even bigger loss for the Pokes, as they will now have to compete against the talented running back during his college career. As a junior, the 4-star tailback ran for 1,625 yards and 22 touchdowns, leading the Royals to an undefeated regular season campaign in 2023.

Despite losing out on Turner, Oklahoma State still has 17 pledges in the 2025 recruiting class and seems to be on a good pace to round out a solid class with less than five months left until the early signing period.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – Two men from Southwest Oklahoma have been sentenced in federal court for separate crimes they committed.

A man from Lawton learned his fate, after he was sentenced in federal court for drug and firearm charges.

Skyler Lee Pasley will spend the next 11 years behind bars on charges of possessing meth with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm despite former felony convictions.

According to a press release by the Department of Justice, Pasley was charged in September of last year after Lawton Police pulled him over for driving recklessly, only to find meth, cocaine, fentanyl and a firearm on him.

Pasley pleaded guilty days later.

A Duncan man is also learning his sentence on federal crimes of assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.

Kaden Sanner Roden is a member of the Choctaw Nation and crime itself happened within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation.

He was convicted by a federal grand jury after he got into an argument with the victim and fired multiple rounds at their vehicle when they tried driving off.

The victim was not injured in the incident.

Roden will now spend the next 40 months in federal prison.

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The horror crash that killed six teenage girls in Oklahoma two years ago was likely caused by the driver being impaired by marijuana.

Madison Robertson, 16, was driving her five school friends on March 22, 2022, when she failed to stop for an oncoming truck and their car was ripped apart. 

She and her friends Gracie Machado, Brooklyn Triplett and Austin Holt, all 15, and Addison Gratz and Memory Wilson, both of 17, died in the crash.

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into the incident found Robertson slowed down for an intersection and then accelerated past a stop sign because she was likely impaired by recent marijuana use.

Its chairwoman Jennifer Homendy is now urging parents to warn teenagers about the risks of driving after smoking weed.

Madison Robertson, 16, was driving her five school friends on March 22, 2022, when she failed to stop for an oncoming truck and their car was ripped apart

Robertson, from Tishomingo in Oklahoma, had five friends in her 2015 Chevy Spark when she failed to yield for a truck being driven by Valendon Burton, 51, at a notorious junction.

The car, designed to carry four people, saw its roof ripped off in the collision and the vehicle ended up 300 feet away. 

A toxicology report found cannabis in Robertson’s system but she tested negative for alcohol.

Tests on blood found a THC concentration of 95.9 nanograms per milliliter. 

She also broke the law by driving on an intermediate driver’s license without the supervision of an a fully-qualified driver aged 21 or older.

Burton was found to have neither drugs nor alcohol in his system, and did not face any charges. 

The NTSB report stated the teenager was likely impaired by marijuana and distracted by her five friends in the car. 

It found Robertson slowed down at the intersection to one mile per hour but then accelerated past the stop sign.

A gravel truck tried to avoid the girls but struck the driver’s side door of their vehicle at 50 miles per hour and all six teens died of multiple blunt force injuries.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol found vaping mouthpieces and cannabis buds in the car following the crash. 

Homendy said: ‘There’s a perception that in states where it’s legal that it’s safe and legal to drive impaired on marijuana.’

Robertson friends: Addison Gratz, Austin Holt, Memory Wilson, Gracie Machado and Brooklyn Triplett all died in the crash. NTBS said Robertson had broken the law by driving without the supervision of a licensed driver 21 or older

NTSB and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol concluded that Robertson failed to yield at a stop sign on the Oklahoma 22 highway, causing the truck to slam into the car

In the crash report, the NTSB highlighted studies which show the drug slows reaction time, decreases motor coordination and impairs judgment of time and distance.

Oklahoma does not allow recreational use of weed but is legal for medical purposes.

But it is illegal to drive while under the influence of marijuana in every state across the country. 

A safety alert was issued by the NTSB which urged parents to talk to their children about how the drug can impact driving. 

‘Unfortunately, I think state laws that are legalizing recreational and medicinal use of marijuana have really come before thoughts or action on what are they going to do about traffic safety,’ chairwoman Homendy said. 

‘They are far ahead on legalizing it, but very behind when it comes to traffic safety.’ 

She added that police departments need to start enforcing laws against driving while impaired by cannabis to deter people. 

A gravel truck tried to avoid the girls but struck the driver’s side door of their vehicle at 50 miles per hour and all six teens died of multiple blunt force injuries

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the incident found Robertson slowed down for an intersection and then accelerated past a stop sign because she was likely impaired by recent marijuana use

The NTSB said in Washington, where recreational marijuana has been legalized, more drivers involved in fatal crashes have tested positive for the drug since it became legal.

It has asked the Oklahoma State Department of Education to develop a drug and alcohol abuse program to warn children about the risks of smoking weed and driving.

Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the only states to have similar courses, according to the government agency.

‘We have to start communicating well ahead of time, to kids, that driving, having ingested or smoked or inhaled marijuana is impairing, and it’s a risk to them and a risk to others,’ Homendy said. 

The Governors Highway Safety Association said that cannabis-impaired driving is a growing concern.