.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school team to brand new heights, a few months before he enrolls in Lincoln as component of a recruiting course that he expects to carry out 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 success on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for three goals as well as aided Orange Lutheran combat a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is rated 16th nationally through MaxPreps. It will certainly play No.
7 St. John Bosco next week in the school’s first-ever appearance in the CIF-Southern Area Branch 1 semifinal round. The winner might encounter No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins as well as 195 pounds, said he’s “100 percent locked in” on Nebraska before the begin of the very early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member class that stands 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” Our company’re going to acquire a couple even more individuals (to turn),” Lateef stated Friday evening.
“Our team are actually visiting stun the planet.” Nebraska continues to work to turn Millard South tight side Pursuit Loftin coming from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, assisted his Omaha team receive Nebraska’s Course A championship along with a gain on Friday night. It will encounter two-time standing up for champion Omaha Westside at Memorial Coliseum.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally continues to be an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams saw Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Shore University. Orange Lutheran jumped bent on a 28-0 top as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate as well as attached for 22 backyards along with Arizona Condition limited end devote AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd one-fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of several Large 10 programs, led a rebound. Lateef left the game for one play in the 3rd quarter along with a lower leg accident, however he went back to send 2 touchdown pushes in the 4th one-fourth, negotiating a defender to hit completion zone from 4 yards out for the ultimate credit rating.” I only must always keep the fellas resolved, as well as we took energy back,” Lateef stated.
“I’m regularly heading to remain calm. Keep the exact same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the spring game. He is actually remained strong to the Huskers via an active join Lincoln that featured the emergence of true freshman Dylan Raiola as the leading QB and also the adjustment at annoying organizer, with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the system in very early Nov and also taking control of as the play agent this week.Williams and also quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have actually maintained frequent connect with throughout the time with Lateef, who’s thrown for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has not yet gone to with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned today he would like to always keep the former scalp instructor at West Virginia and Houston on personnel to run the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I respect Dylan. He is actually a great soccer player.
Yet my time is actually visiting come. I’ll go in and also contend and permit the remainder play out. The main thing concerning me, I’m not mosting likely to duck competitors.
He is actually a fantastic regulation football player. However I am, as well.” Lateef said he prepares to participate at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).