NEW ORLEANS – Tulane running back Makhi Hughes will enter the transfer portal, according to an ESPN report. The sophomore running back is coming off a dominant season in which he rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns. Hughes put up consistent numbers ...

Tulane has lost another big-name backfield starter as running back Makhi Hughes has now entered the transfer portal.

Tulane Green Wave standout running back Makhi Hughes has officially entered the transfer portal, putting college football on alert as one of the most sought-after names available. With two years of eligibility left,

Tulane running back Makhi Hughes (21) takes a handoff from quarterback Darian Mensah during the second half of the Green Wave's 35-0 rout of Navy on Saturday (Nov. 16) in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Mike Buscher) (Mike Buscher | AP)

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The 5-foot-11 redshirt sophomore made a sizable impact during his time with Tulane football. Hughes sat out the 2022 season, being granted a medical redshirt, but he took off in 2023. Hughes rushed for 1,378 yards and seven touchdowns off 258 carries last season.

After Tulane's 33-8 loss to Florida in the Gasparilla bowl, coach Jon Sumrall counted 35 seniors with zero eligibility left, and that list does not even include having to replace redshirt freshman transfer quarterback Darian Mensah.

The Tulane Green Wave got off to a slow 1-2 start in the 2024 college football season but was able to right the ship for two months after. They rattled off eigh