.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his high school staff to brand new levels, a few months before he signs up in Lincoln as portion of a recruiting class that he expects to carry out the very same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for three goals and also assisted Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficiency to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is rated 16th across the country through MaxPreps. It will participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco next full week in the university’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Segment Division 1 semifinal around. The victor can deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 ins as well as 195 extra pounds, mentioned he’s “one hundred percent locked in” on Nebraska in advance of the beginning of the very early finalizing time frame on Dec. 4. He’s a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member course that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to acquire a married couple a lot more individuals (to flip),” Lateef said Friday evening.
“Our team’re heading to stun the globe.” Nebraska remains to operate to turn Millard South limited side Hunt Loftin from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star possibility, aided his Omaha group get Nebraska’s Training class A championship with a gain on Friday evening. It will definitely deal with two-time speaking up for champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Arena.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Farm, Fla., an Oklahoma dedicate, additionally remains an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran hopped out to a 28-0 top as Lateef scored on a 12-yard run as well as connected for 22 yards with Arizona Condition strict end devote AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 aim at of several Significant Ten plans, led a resurgence. Lateef exited the ready one play in the third fourth with a leg accident, however he returned to direct two touchdown pushes in the fourth quarter, hurdling a defender to hit the end zone coming from 4 backyards out for the last credit rating.” I simply needed to maintain the people worked out, and our company took drive back,” Lateef claimed.
“I’m always heading to remain tranquil. Keep the exact same guy in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in Might after his April check out for the springtime video game. He is actually stayed solid to the Huskers via an exciting join Lincoln that consisted of the introduction of true fresher Dylan Raiola as the leading QB and also the adjustment at annoying planner, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the program in very early November as well as taking over as the play caller this week.Williams and quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have actually preserved normal call throughout the time along with Lateef, that is actually tossed for greater than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually not yet visited along with Holgorsen.
Rhule said today he would love to always keep the former scalp train at West Virginia and also Houston on team to work the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef claimed, “I value Dylan. He is actually a great soccer gamer.
Yet my time is actually visiting arrive. I’ll go in and also compete and also allow the remainder participate in out. A single thing about me, I am actually certainly not mosting likely to duck competition.
He’s a great regulation football gamer. Yet I am, as well.” Lateef claimed he considers to register at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).