.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his high school crew to brand new heights, a handful of months prior to he participates in Lincoln as component of a recruiting course that he counts on to perform 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 victory on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three touchdowns as well as assisted Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually positioned 16th country wide by MaxPreps. It will certainly play No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the university’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Segment Division 1 semifinal round. The winner might experience No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins and 195 pounds, mentioned he’s “100 percent nailed down” on Nebraska before the start of the very early finalizing time period 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.” We are actually going to get a pair more guys (to turn),” Lateef said Friday evening.
“Our experts are actually going to stun the world.” Nebraska continues to work to flip Millard South limited end Pursuit Loftin from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha crew apply for Nebraska’s Lesson A championship along with a succeed on Friday evening. It will encounter two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally remains an intended of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams checked out Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coast College. Orange Lutheran dove bent on a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate and also hooked up for 22 backyards with Arizona State tight end devote AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd one-fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of many Significant 10 programs, led a return. Lateef left the game for one play in the 3rd fourth with a lower leg personal injury, however he came back to direct 2 goal drives in the 4th quarter, hurdling a guardian to get to the end zone coming from 4 lawns out for the last credit rating.” I just had to always keep the guys cleared up, and also we took momentum back,” Lateef said.
“I’m consistently visiting remain calm. Keep the very same man in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the springtime game. He is actually kept strong to the Huskers via an eventful fall in Lincoln that featured the emergence of accurate fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB and also the improvement at annoying organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the program in very early Nov and also consuming as the play customer this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have actually sustained routine contact throughout the period along with Lateef, that’s tossed for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not however explored with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned today he want to maintain the former head coach at West Virginia as well as Houston on personnel to work the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I value Dylan. He’s an excellent regulation football gamer.
But my time is going to arrive. I’ll go in as well as complete and permit the remainder play out. A single thing regarding me, I’m certainly not going to duck competitors.
He’s an excellent regulation football gamer. Yet I am, as well.” Lateef stated he considers to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Image: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).