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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 28
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

OU football: Sooners' Joseph Wete reportedly withdrawn from NCAA Transfer Portal due to new window rule

Joseph Wete

Redshirt senior linebacker Joseph Wete during the spring game on Apr. 23

 Ray Bahner/The Daily

Oklahoma linebacker Joseph Wete has been withdrawn from the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3Sports' Matt Zenitz reported Wednesday.

Due to the new NCAA portal windows that took effect Aug. 31, fall sport athletes aren't allowed to enter the transfer portal or communicate with other schools again until Dec. 5.

Yet, Zenitz reports that 19 players — including Wete and Clemson linebacker Sergio Allen — have entered the portal since Aug. 31. The NCAA has now instructed the players' schools to withdraw them, Zenitz reports.

So far, nine entries have been withdrawn, and the NCAA has also told schools to discontinue any contact with players who've entered the portal in the last two weeks, per Zenitz.

OU Insider reported Aug. 24 that Wete was no longer listed on the Sooners' online roster. 247Sports reported Sept. 7 that Wete entered the portal and Wete confirmed the news via Twitter on Sept. 9.

Wete was a four-star recruit, according to the 247Sports Composite ratings, and was the No. 1 player from Washington D.C. in the 2019 class. Wete was also ranked the No. 198 player nationally and the No. 11 weak side defensive end.

The 6-foot-4, 320-pound redshirt junior has appeared in just 11 games across three seasons at OU.

Editor's note: This story was updated to include information about the new transfer windows.

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