One team that's been highlighted for its transfer portal success is the LSU Tigers. Head coach Brian Kelly and Co. have welcomed the No. 7 transfer portal class in the nation and No. 2 in the SEC, behind the Ole Miss Rebels, per 247Sports .

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.

Nic Anderson (LSU), Andrel Anthony (Duke), Jalil Farooq (Maryland), JJ Hester (Kentucky), Jaquaize Pettaway (East Carolina) and Brenen Thompson (Mississippi State) all departed the program. It didn't take long for head coach Brent Venables and receivers coach Emmett Jones to get to work finding their replacements.

The portal hasn't been too kind for some teams. One program that has had way more players enter the portal than it has gained from it is the Oklahoma Sooners. According to On3, 26 players from the Sooners' 2024 roster have entered the transfer portal.

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.

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.

College football journeyman quarterback T.J. Finley committed to Tulane on Dec. 17. He has previously played with LSU, Auburn, Texas State and Western Kentucky. In 2023 with Texas

The Tulane Green Wave continue to lose players to the transfer portal. Tulane RB Makhi Hughes, one of the most productive ball carriers in the country, entered the transfer portal on Friday, per ESPN's Max Olson.