Tulane Hughes sat out during his freshman season in 2022 due to an injury and was redshirted. He entered his redshirt freshman year at Tulane in 2023 as a backup before earning his first start against Memphis. He kept the starting job for the rest of the season and became the first player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. He was named a freshman All-American and the
American Athletic Conference (AAC) rookie of the year. On December 27, 2024, Hughes announced that he would enter the transfer portal.
Oregon On January 7, 2025, Hughes announced that he would transfer to
Oregon. After sparsely playing in four games for the Ducks, he requested to redshirt for the rest of the season, which was granted by the team. On January 3, 2026, Hughes entered the transfer portal.
Houston On January 4, 2026, Hughes committed to
Houston, reuniting him with
Willie Fritz, his former head coach at Tulane from 2022-2023.
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