The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday reaffirmed the protected status of grizzly bears on the Endangered Species List, rejecting petitions from Montana and Wyoming officials to delist the species in specific recovery zones.

After a months-long delay, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that grizzly bears will retain protections under the Endangered Species Act, despite efforts by several western states to remove them.

West Virginia lost a member of its 2025 signing class as running back Deandre Desinor changed his mind and backed out of his National Letter of Intent and committed to North Carolina State. The Mountaineers now have an open spot in the backfield and are looking to the transfer portal to fill that need.

Elliott entered the portal a month ago but wanted "to show support for my teammates and finish the season with them," he said, and Brent Vigen allowed him to.