.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is actually taking his senior high school crew to new levels, a few months prior to he participates in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting lesson that he counts on to accomplish the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Compound, sent Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 success on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three touchdowns as well as assisted Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficiency to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is rated 16th across the country through MaxPreps. It will play No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the institution’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Area Division 1 semifinal round. The victor could experience No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins and 195 pounds, said he is actually “100 percent nailed down” on Nebraska ahead of the beginning of the early finalizing period on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that stands 20th country wide after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to acquire a couple extra guys (to turn),” Lateef claimed Friday night.
“Our company are actually visiting stun the planet.” Nebraska continues to operate to turn Millard South strict end Pursuit Loftin coming from Florida Condition. Loftin, a four-star possibility, helped his Omaha group apply for Nebraska’s Class A championship with a win on Friday night. It will certainly deal with two-time standing up for champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Arena.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Farm, Fla., an Oklahoma devote, additionally stays an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams checked out Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran leapt bent on a 28-0 top as Lateef scored on a 12-yard run as well as linked for 22 gardens along with Arizona Condition tight end devote AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of several Big Ten programs, led a return. Lateef went out the game for one play in the 3rd fourth along with a lower leg personal injury, but he returned to send 2 touchdown drives in the 4th one-fourth, negotiating a protector to get to completion area from 4 backyards out for the last credit rating.” I only needed to maintain the people cleared up, as well as we took drive back,” Lateef said.
“I am actually constantly going to keep tranquil. Remain the exact same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the spring video game. He is actually remained solid to the Huskers through an active join Lincoln that consisted of the introduction of true fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB as well as the change at objectionable planner, with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the course in early Nov as well as consuming as the play customer this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have actually preserved routine contact throughout the time with Lateef, who is actually tossed for greater than 2,000 gardens as a senior.Lateef has certainly not yet explored with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned recently he wish to always keep the past head trainer at West Virginia and also Houston on personnel to function the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I respect Dylan. He is actually an excellent regulation football player.
But my time is heading to come. I’ll go in and compete as well as let the remainder participate in out. The main thing about me, I am actually not going to duck competition.
He is actually an excellent soccer gamer. But I am actually, as well.” Lateef stated he considers to enroll at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photo: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).