Conference Player of the Year Zach Nutall of Sam Houston State to enter NCAA transfer portal
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - MARCH 20: Detail shot of the NCAA official game ball during the game between the Ohio Bobcats and the Virginia Cavaliers in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Assembly Hall on March 20, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)Roughly two weeks after being named 2021 Southland Conference Player of the Year, Sam Houston Stateโs Zach Nutall announced on Monday that he will be entering the transfer portal with the intent of considering continuing his college basketball career elsewhere for his final year of eligibility. Nutall averaged 19.3 points per game this past season, his third at SHSU. The guard led the Southland Conference in averaging 18 points a game in league play. Written with much love, and passionLove your 10๐งก#RipUnc๐คด๐พ pic.twitter.com/WwJ9dRblWo โ Zach Nutallโข (@ZachNutall2) March 22, 2021While entering the transfer portal shows intent to consider continuing his career elsewhere, Nutall could still withdraw his name from the portal if he so chooses.
Sam Houston State, Texas State University System to hire contact tracers as experts warn of a fall COVID-19 surge
HOUSTON โ Sam Houston State University and the Texas State University System are aiming to hire approximately 200 COVID-19 contact tracers statewide ahead of an expected resurgence of the novel coronavirus this fall. Greg Abbott in April set a goal of employing 4,000 contact tracers by June 1 as part of his phased reopening plan. In late April, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimated that Texas would need almost 9,000 contact tracers. The state partnered with the Texas State University System to โprovide additional flexibility as the pandemic continues,โ he said. โAs it stands, there are enough contact tracers in the call center to handle the current workload,โ Van Deusen said.