.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school staff to brand-new levels, a few months before he signs up in Lincoln as part of a sponsor training class that he anticipates to perform the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Compound, sent Orange Lutheran Secondary school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three goals as well as assisted Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficiency to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is ranked 16th nationally by MaxPreps. It will definitely participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco next week in the institution’s first-ever appearance in the CIF-Southern Section Branch 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could experience No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins as well as 195 pounds, claimed he is actually “100 percent locked in” on Nebraska before the beginning of the very early signing time period on Dec. 4. He is actually a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member course that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” Our experts are actually going to acquire a pair more guys (to flip),” Lateef said Friday night.
“Our company are actually mosting likely to surprise the globe.” Nebraska remains to work to turn Millard South strict end Hunt Loftin from Florida Condition. Loftin, a four-star possibility, assisted his Omaha team get Nebraska’s Course A championship along with a win on Friday night. It will definitely face two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, likewise continues to be a target of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams viewed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran leapt out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard run as well as hooked up for 22 backyards with Arizona Condition strict end commit AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of numerous Huge Ten courses, led a resurgence. Lateef left the ready one play in the 3rd quarter with a leg injury, yet he came back to send pair of touchdown pushes in the fourth one-fourth, conquering a defender to get to the end region coming from 4 yards out for the final credit rating.” I simply needed to keep the people resolved, as well as we took momentum back,” Lateef stated.
“I am actually constantly mosting likely to remain restful. Visit the same man in the hardest times.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April browse through for the spring activity. He’s remained sound to the Huskers through an exciting join Lincoln that included the appearance of true freshman Dylan Raiola as the best QB and the modification at objectionable coordinator, along with Dana Holgorsen joining the course in very early Nov and also taking control of as the play agent this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have kept routine contact throughout the season with Lateef, that is actually thrown for much more than 2,000 gardens as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not yet visited along with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed this week he would love to maintain the former head coach at West Virginia and also Houston on staff to function the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I appreciate Dylan. He is actually a fantastic soccer player.
Yet my time is actually visiting come. I’ll enter as well as complete and permit the remainder play out. A single thing about me, I am actually not mosting likely to duck competitors.
He’s an excellent regulation football gamer. Yet I am, too.” Lateef mentioned he plans to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Picture: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).