Cal is closely tracking the air quality in Berkeley ahead of its Friday night date with Washington State, an athletic department spokesperson said Thursday morning.

The Bears and eighth-ranked Cougars have a scheduled 7:30 p.m. kickoff (ESPN).

Wildfires have devastated parts of the North Bay, but Cal has practiced throughout the week.

“There’s a level that they keep us updated on and what’s appropriate to work out in, so we were good,” coach Justin Wilcox said of Wednesday’s workout.

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“Obviously, (we’re) watching that and monitoring constantly.”

The NCAA has a set of parameters for competition in dangerous air on its website:

“Specifically, schools should consider removing sensitive athletes from outdoor practice or competition venues at an AQI over 100. At AQIs of over 150, all athletes should be closely monitored. All athletes should be removed from outdoor practice or competition venues at AQIs of 200 or above.”

The air quality in Berkeley on Wednesday was 187.

The spokesperson said Cal is in contact with the Pac-12 about the situation but wasn’t sure when a final decision to play or cancel would be required. Receive our Wine Country Fires breaking alerts and latest news updates in your inbox. Sign Up

At this time, a Stanford spokesperson said, the Cardinal expects its matchup against Oregon to be played as scheduled Saturday night (8 p.m.).

Like the Bears, Stanford is monitoring air quality.