According to the OSCN, Burks was charged with one count of criminal misdemeanor in Cleveland County on Tuesday. Judge Scott Brockman has been assigned to hear the case. The accusation is related to an arrest on June 1 for DUI, speeding, and driving while intoxicated, according to an affidavit cited in an OU Insider story.

Around 2:40 a.m. on June 1, Burks was allegedly seen abruptly changing lanes without signaling and eventually accelerating to speeds of almost 25 mph over the speed limit while traveling along Indian Hills Road close to I-35. Burks allegedly revealed to the arresting officer that he had taken two shots of hard liquor at a nightclub called Sin City and was on his way home. He also allegedly had an empty bottle of tequila on the floor of the passenger side of his car.

Burks was found to be over the legal alcohol limit during a sobriety test conducted after he was placed under arrest, the report stated.

“We are aware of the issue, and we are taking it internally,” a representative of the Oklahoma sports department told 247Sports.

Burks is the second player from Oklahoma to face legal issues this month. Makari Vickers, a sophomore cornerback, was taken into Cleveland County jail early on Wednesday by the OUPD and then released on bond. In response to a request for public documents made by Sooners Illustrated and 247Sports, OUPD has not yet provided the police report pertaining to Vickers’ arrest.

After three seasons at Purdue, where he caught 47 receptions for 629 yards and seven touchdowns in his final season as the Boilermakers’ top receiver, Burks joined Oklahoma this spring. Less than two weeks after he signed up on the transfer site on December 4, he committed to the Sooners and arrived on school in January for the spring semester.

The 5-foot-9, 189-pound player was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 48 overall transfer on the market and the No. 10 wide receiver in the transfer portal this cycle. Since the conclusion of the previous season, he was Oklahoma’s second-highest rated transfer addition.

Burks was acquired to Oklahoma to cover for the slot receiver that was lost to the Sooners due to injury previous season. The receiver was Drake Stoops’s main replacement. As a senior last autumn, Stoops led OU with 84 receptions for 962 yards and 10 touchdowns.

In the spring, Burks quickly established himself as a mainstay in Oklahoma’s offense, becoming a reliable danger in the passing game and possibly the best Sooner of the season before they joined the SEC. Burks’ outstanding spring performance culminated in a huge performance in OU’s spring game, where he caught five catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns (one each on a deep pass from starting quarterback Jackson Arnold) for yards of 64 and 50.

Burks has been tipped by many to be a breakout player in college football this year, and some evaluators have him going into the 2025 NFL Draft as a first-round selection. In addition to his ability to establish separation in the short-to-intermediate passing game, which makes him a traditional slot receiver, Burgks adds another dimension to his role in the Sooners’ system with his top-end speed, which makes him a dangerous downfield threat.