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Louisville will have high off-field standards for Devonte Fields

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012, file photo, TCU defensive end Devonte Fields, left, pressures Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, right, during an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla. Field as selected as the AP's Big 12 defensive player of the year, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012, file photo, TCU defensive end Devonte Fields, left, pressures Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, right, during an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla. Field as selected as the AP's Big 12 defensive player of the year, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)

Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said defensive end Devonte Fields will enroll at Louisville on Aug. 4, just ahead of camp starting on Aug. 6, but he will do so under strict conditions.

"We've established that he's going to have to do everything right when he's on campus with us," Petrino said while doing interviews Monday at ESPN. "We have some standards that are set for him, and he's going to have to abide by those standards."

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In 2014, Fields was charged in a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend. She stated Fields punched her in the face, pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her. He was charged with misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury and dismissed from TCU. The case was dismissed last month after Fields completed an anger management course.

"We're privy to all the information," Petrino said. "We understand all the information that was out there. Knowing that, we believe we did the right thing in giving him a second chance."

Fields was the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman with 18.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He only played in three games in 2013 because of a suspension and a foot injury, but he was named the 2014 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year before the Horned Frogs dismissed him.

He spent last season at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas.

Petrino said he hopes Fields can fill the void left by former pass rusher Lorenzo Mauldin, who left for the NFL.

"Fields has experience," Petrino said. "He's an edge rusher, which is something we lost last year. He's going to have to show that he's a quick learner and understands the defense in a quick time."

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