You can count on one hand the number of college snaps Ryder Burton participated in before making his first college start at quarterback during UAB’s 31-24 upset win over No. 22 Memphis on Saturday.

There are the two during his first career game at Tennessee in Week 4 this season. They both saw him take snaps from receiver Kaleb Brown out of a trick-play formation. Then there was the one against Army, where he busted through the middle for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth and goal to add a late touchdown in UAB’s blowout loss to the Black Knights. Finally, there was the 3-yard rush at Florida Atlantic to tack on a two-point conversion in the third quarter of UAB’s loss to the Owls.

You can count on no hands the amount of time Burton has complained about during his three years of college footb

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