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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, October 9 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: Team captain, starting safety Pat Fields to miss majority of spring practice after 'cleanup procedure'

Pat Fields

Then-junior safety Pat Fields during the Bedlam game against Oklahoma State on Nov. 21, 2020.

 Trey Young/The Daily

Rising senior Pat Fields will "miss the majority if not all of spring ball" after a "cleanup procedure" he's about to undergo, head coach Lincoln Riley told the media Thursday morning.

A 2020 team captain for the Sooners, Fields started at free safety in 10 games last season, registering 44 tackles and one interception, which came in OU's 27-21 Big 12 Championship win over Iowa State. The Tulsa native out of Union High School has 122 career tackles with seven tackles for loss and two sacks to his name.

"(It's) something that's pretty minor, but we'll go ahead and get that cleaned up," Riley said of Fields' ailment. "And if we get him some for the end of spring ball, great. If not, then he'll be certainly a full go ready to go as we jump into our summer period."

Riley did not give any additional specifics about Fields' issue. The Sooners are set to begin spring practice on Monday, March 22 and will hold their annual spring game on Saturday, April 24 with 25 percent stadium capacity due to COVID-19.

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