Makhi Hughes, Tulane’s standout RB with 2,779 yards over two seasons, enters the transfer portal. High-profile programs are already lining up for the star.

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

Tulane running back Makhi Hughes, who rushed for 1,401 yards and scored 17 total touchdowns this season, has entered the transfer portal, sources told ESPN.

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.

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)

Tulane star running back Makhi Hughes is entering the transfer portal, ESPN reported Friday. A two-time selection to the All-American Athletic Conference first-team, Hughes has two years of eligibility remaining.

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.

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After sitting one year as a redshirt behind program legend Tyjae Spears, Hughes held starting running back duties in the 2023 and 2024 campaigns, earning First Team All-AAC nods b