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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality until 10 PM CDT Saturday evening.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, October
9th, and Saturday, October 10th, for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan
area due to expected high concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674

Oklahoma football: Florida Atlantic's Lane Kiffin talks season opener against Oklahoma

Stadium at sunset

Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at sunset during the Sooners' game against West Virginia Nov. 25. Oklahoma is seventh in the country in total revenue for NCAA Division I public schools for the 2017 fiscal year.

Football season is rapidly approaching, and one coach in the season opener between Oklahoma and Florida Atlantic is already talking about. 

At Conference USA media day in Frisco, Texas, FAU's Lane Kiffin told reporters that this game is a great opportunity.

"That would be a really big win for our program, and for our entire conference," Kiffin said, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter. "We'd have to play really well in all aspects to be close to winning that game. ... It's a great opportunity for us to have." 

Kiffin could send out a familiar face at quarterback in Norman. 

Florida Atlantic's Chris Robison was dismissed from Oklahoma's team in August of 2017. He posted on Twitter after the season ended of FAU's countdown to the season opener against the Sooners. 

The Owls are currently on a 10-game winning streak. They return one of the best running backs 'you have not heard of' in the country in Devin Singletary, and have one of the best offensive minds in college football as their head coach. 

Despite the loss of an offensive and defensive coordinator, Florida Atlantic is considered one of the best Group of 5 schools heading into the 2018 season — why this game has received more buildup than your typical blue blood against small school power. 

"We've spent a lot of time on them — (Oklahoma) does a great job. They could've won a championship last season," Kiffin said, according to Trotter. "They've got great players all over the place, it's hard to keep track of them.

"This is different than the normal game — like when we were at Alabama playing a Group of 5, when there is no buildup. This one seems to have a lot of buildup — national television, we're on a 10-game win streak, so I don't think there's any way they're going to overlook us."

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