.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is taking his senior high school group to brand new heights, a couple of months prior to he participates in Lincoln as part of a sponsor course that he anticipates to do the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, directed Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 triumph on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three goals as well as assisted Orange Lutheran combat a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually rated 16th nationally by MaxPreps. It is going to participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco following full week in the college’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Part Department 1 semifinal round. The winner can face No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches as well as 195 extra pounds, claimed he is actually “one hundred percent locked in” on Nebraska in front of the begin of the early finalizing time frame on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that stands 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We’re going to obtain a married couple a lot more men (to flip),” Lateef stated Friday night.
“Our company are actually mosting likely to stun the world.” Nebraska remains to operate to turn Millard South limited side Pursuit Loftin coming from Florida Condition. Loftin, a four-star prospect, helped his Omaha crew receive Nebraska’s Lesson A championship with a gain on Friday night. It is going to experience two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of House, Fla., an Oklahoma devote, also remains a target of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams checked out Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran jumped out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate as well as attached for 22 yards with Arizona Condition limited end devote AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of several Huge Ten courses, led a revival. Lateef exited the game for one play in the third one-fourth with a lower leg injury, but he returned to send pair of goal pushes in the 4th one-fourth, hurdling a guardian to reach completion area from 4 lawns out for the final score.” I only had to always keep the individuals resolved, as well as our company took drive back,” Lateef pointed out.
“I’m consistently visiting stay restful. Stay the very same individual in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April see for the spring season activity. He’s kept solid to the Huskers by means of a memorable fall in Lincoln that consisted of the emergence of correct fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB as well as the improvement at outrageous coordinator, with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the plan in very early Nov as well as managing as the play caller this week.Williams and also quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have actually sustained normal call throughout the time along with Lateef, who’s tossed for greater than 2,000 backyards as a senior.Lateef has actually not however checked out along with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed recently he want to always keep the former head coach at West Virginia and Houston on staff to work the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I recognize Dylan. He’s a terrific soccer player.
Yet my opportunity is visiting come. I’ll enter as well as compete and allow the remainder play out. Something concerning me, I am actually certainly not mosting likely to duck competition.
He’s a great soccer gamer. However I am, too.” Lateef said he plans to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).