It's been a whirlwind day with West Virginia and grad transfer quarterback Austin Kendall. First, his decision to transfer to West Virginia was blocked by Oklahoma. After hours of public shaming, the Sooners relented on their decision to keep him from being eligible right away. EerSports reported that he would then visit Morgantown on Thursday, but we can now update that and say Kendall will enroll at West Virginia on Thursday. He will officially be a Mountaineer.

The news that Kendall, a graduate transfer, would not receive a waiver from Oklahoma to be eligible right away at West Virginia drew heavy criticism from media members and fans on social media. However, USA Today now reports that Kendall has been granted the necessary waiver to play for West Virginia during the 2019 season.

"The school worked through its concerns over a transfer within the Big 12 to arrive at the decision," USA Today's George Schroeder wrote in a tweet.

Kendall entered the transfer portal last weekend to explore his options, amid news that Alabama Crimson Tide graduate transfer quarterback Jalen Hurts was considering Oklahoma. Hurts announced his decision to play his final season with the Sooners on Wednesday.

New transfer rules permitted Kendall to talk to West Virginia and transfer there without getting permission from Oklahoma. However, because it’s another Big 12 school, under NCAA rules Oklahoma still reserved the right to keep him from becoming immediately eligible, even though Kendall has already earned his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma. That means Kendall would have had to sit out the upcoming season, leaving him with only one season left to play in college.

Kendall will take part in spring practice with West Virginia as a redshirt junior. He'll compete for the starting job alongside fellow redshirt junior Jack Allison and redshirt freshman Woodrow Lowe. Allison transferred from Miami two seasons ago and started the Camping World Bowl against Syracuse. Lowe committed to the Mountaineers as part of the 2018 recruiting class, and played in the bowl game as well, retaining his year of eligibility thanks to the new four-game redshirt rule.

Kendall held a four-star, 0.9239-rating in the 247Sports Composite as the nation's No. 9 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2016. Coincidentally enough, Allison was one spot higher than him in those same rankings, holding a 0.9264-rating in the 247Sports Composite.