.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his senior high school group to brand-new heights, a few months prior to he signs up in Lincoln as component of a recruiting course that he expects to accomplish the very same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 victory on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three goals and also aided Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually rated 16th across the country through MaxPreps. It will participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming week in the school’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinal round. The winner might face No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins and also 195 pounds, claimed he is actually “one hundred percent secured” on Nebraska in front of the start of the very early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member class that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to receive a couple much more individuals (to turn),” Lateef pointed out Friday evening.
“Our company are actually mosting likely to stun the globe.” Nebraska remains to work to flip Millard South strict end Pursuit Loftin from Fla Condition. Loftin, a four-star possibility, assisted his Omaha crew qualify for Nebraska’s Course A championship along with a succeed on Friday night. It will encounter two-time speaking up for champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Coliseum.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Ranch, Fla., an Oklahoma dedicate, additionally continues to be an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coast College. Orange Lutheran hopped bent on a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate and also connected for 22 backyards along with Arizona State tight end commit AJ Ia.Adversity struck for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of many Large Ten programs, led a resurgence. Lateef went out the game for one play in the 3rd quarter with a lower leg injury, yet he came back to direct pair of touchdown drives in the 4th one-fourth, leaping over a protector to get to completion region from 4 yards out for the last credit rating.” I only had to always keep the men cleared up, and our experts took energy back,” Lateef pointed out.
“I am actually constantly mosting likely to stay calm. Remain the very same man in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in Might after his April visit for the spring season activity. He’s kept sound to the Huskers with a memorable fall in Lincoln that included the emergence of real freshman Dylan Raiola as the leading QB and also the improvement at annoying organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen joining the system in very early November and also taking over as the play agent this week.Williams and also quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have actually preserved regular contact throughout the period along with Lateef, that is actually tossed for more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not yet explored along with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed recently he want to maintain the past head coach at West Virginia as well as Houston on team to function the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef pointed out, “I value Dylan. He is actually a wonderful regulation football gamer.
But my opportunity is actually visiting arrive. I’ll enter as well as contend and also allow the remainder play out. One thing about me, I am actually certainly not going to duck competitors.
He’s a wonderful football gamer. But I am actually, as well.” Lateef stated he intends to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).