.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school group to new levels, a couple of months prior to he enlists in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting training class that he counts on to do the 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 accounted for 3 touchdowns and assisted Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is positioned 16th nationally through MaxPreps. It will play No.
7 St. John Bosco following full week in the college’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Segment Branch 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could encounter No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 ins and also 195 extra pounds, mentioned he is actually “100 percent locked in” on Nebraska in advance of the beginning of the early finalizing time period on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that stands 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to obtain a married couple extra fellas (to turn),” Lateef mentioned Friday night.
“Our company are actually heading to stun the globe.” Nebraska remains to function to flip Millard South tight end Chase Loftin coming from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, helped his Omaha crew obtain Nebraska’s Lesson A championship with a succeed on Friday night. It will encounter two-time defending champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Arena.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Ranch, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally continues to be a target of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams saw Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Coast University. Orange Lutheran leapt bent on a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard run as well as linked for 22 lawns with Arizona State limited end devote AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of numerous Significant 10 programs, led a return. Lateef left the ready one play in the 3rd one-fourth along with a leg accident, however he returned to direct two goal drives in the fourth quarter, negotiating a protector to hit completion area coming from 4 yards out for the final rating.” I simply had to always keep the guys resolved, and also our experts took drive back,” Lateef stated.
“I am actually always going to remain calm. Keep the exact same man in the hardest times.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in May after his April go to for the springtime video game. He is actually remained sound to the Huskers by means of an exciting fall in Lincoln that included the development of true fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB and the improvement at offending organizer, with Dana Holgorsen joining the program in early November and consuming as the play agent this week.Williams and quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have kept frequent contact throughout the time along with Lateef, that’s thrown for greater than 2,000 lawns as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not however checked out along with Holgorsen.
Rhule said recently he would like to keep the previous head coach at West Virginia and also Houston on team to operate the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I appreciate Dylan. He is actually an excellent soccer player.
However my time is going to come. I’ll use and also complete as well as let the rest participate in out. Something about me, I’m not heading to duck competitors.
He is actually a fantastic soccer player. However I am, too.” Lateef said he prepares to register at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Image: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).