.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is actually taking his high school crew to brand new heights, a couple of months just before he participates in Lincoln as part of a recruiting class that he counts on to accomplish the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Compound, directed Orange Lutheran Secondary school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented 3 touchdowns and helped Orange Lutheran eliminate a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is placed 16th country wide by MaxPreps. It will certainly participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the college’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Part Department 1 semifinal around. The champion might deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches as well as 195 extra pounds, said he’s “100 percent secured” on Nebraska in advance of the begin of the very early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that ranks 20th country wide after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” Our team are actually going to get a pair a lot more people (to turn),” Lateef stated Friday evening.
“Our team are actually heading to shock the planet.” Nebraska remains to operate to flip Millard South limited side Hunt Loftin coming from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha staff qualify for Nebraska’s Class A championship with a win on Friday night. It will definitely encounter two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally stays a target of the Huskers.Nebraska associate Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday night at Orange Shore College. Orange Lutheran jumped bent on a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate and connected for 22 lawns along with Arizona State limited end commit AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of many Big 10 programs, led a revival. Lateef went out the game for one play in the third quarter along with a leg personal injury, but he returned to direct 2 touchdown pushes in the fourth one-fourth, surmounting a guardian to reach the end area coming from 4 backyards out for the final credit rating.” I simply must always keep the guys settled, as well as we took energy back,” Lateef said.
“I am actually consistently mosting likely to remain calm. Stay the very same person in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in May after his April check out for the spring season video game. He’s remained strong to the Huskers via an exciting fall in Lincoln that included the introduction of accurate freshman Dylan Raiola as the leading QB and also the improvement at repulsive organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the system in very early November and also taking over as the play customer this week.Williams and also quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have actually maintained frequent connect with throughout the period along with Lateef, who’s tossed for greater than 2,000 lawns as a senior.Lateef has not yet visited along with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned today he would like to always keep the former head instructor at West Virginia and also Houston on team to run the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I value Dylan. He’s an excellent regulation football player.
But my opportunity is actually going to arrive. I’ll go in and compete as well as permit the rest participate in out. Something concerning me, I’m not going to duck competitors.
He’s a great regulation football player. But I am, also.” Lateef mentioned he prepares to register at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Picture: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).