West Virginia QB Ryder Burton to Enter Transfer Portal

The Mountaineer backup quarterback is hitting the portal.

West Virginia University quarterback Ryder Burton / Christopher Hall - West Virgina on SI

West Virginia backup quarterback Ryder Burton announced Wednesday morning that he will be entering his name in the transfer portal.

Burton transferred in from BYU last offseason, giving the Mountaineers some insurance in the QB room behind Garrett Greene and Nicco Marchiol. He was viewed as someone who could be in the mix for the starting job down the road after Greene and Marchiol graduated, but with a new coaching staff coming in, he's hitting the portal again to find another opportunity.

During his senior year of high school at Springville in Utah, Burton threw for 1,972 yards and 21 touchdowns, earning all-region first-team honors while being named Most Valuable Player in Region 9.

Burton will have three years of eligibility remaining. With his departure, this leaves the Mountaineers with just two scholarship quarterbacks on the roster - Nicco Marchiol and Khalil Wilkins. New head coach Rich Rodriguez is expected to address the depth of that room via the transfer portal.

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