.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school team to brand-new levels, a handful of months before he signs up in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting course that he counts on to accomplish the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 success on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three goals as well as aided Orange Lutheran eliminate a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually positioned 16th across the country through MaxPreps. It will certainly participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco next full week in the university’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Part Division 1 semifinal round. The champion might face No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins and 195 extra pounds, claimed he’s “one hundred percent nailed down” on Nebraska in advance of the begin of the very early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. He’s a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” Our team’re going to get a pair a lot more individuals (to flip),” Lateef mentioned Friday night.
“We are actually heading to stun the world.” Nebraska remains to function to turn Millard South tight side Pursuit Loftin from Fla Condition. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha team qualify for Nebraska’s Class A championship with a succeed on Friday evening. It will certainly encounter two-time standing up for champ Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Home, Fla., an Oklahoma devote, also remains an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday night at Orange Shoreline College. Orange Lutheran dove out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate and also linked for 22 lawns along with Arizona Condition tight end commit AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of several Large 10 systems, led a resurgence. Lateef exited the game for one play in the 3rd fourth along with a leg personal injury, but he returned to send pair of goal drives in the fourth quarter, hurdling a defender to arrive at completion zone coming from 4 lawns out for the final score.” I only had to maintain the men settled, and also our team took momentum back,” Lateef stated.
“I am actually consistently visiting remain restful. Keep the very same man in the hardest times.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the spring season game. He’s remained solid to the Huskers via an exciting fall in Lincoln that included the development of correct fresher Dylan Raiola as the top QB as well as the adjustment at offending coordinator, along with Dana Holgorsen participating in the program in early November as well as taking over as the play caller this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have actually sustained normal get in touch with throughout the time along with Lateef, that is actually thrown for more than 2,000 backyards as a senior.Lateef has actually not yet seen along with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned recently he want to keep the former scalp trainer at West Virginia and also Houston on personnel to run the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef claimed, “I respect Dylan. He is actually an excellent regulation football player.
However my opportunity is mosting likely to arrive. I’ll enter and also complete as well as permit the remainder play out. One point regarding me, I’m not mosting likely to duck competition.
He’s a terrific football player. Yet I am, as well.” Lateef claimed he intends to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Picture: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).