.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his high school group to brand-new levels, a few months prior to he enlists in Lincoln as component of a recruiting lesson that he expects to do the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 victory on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three touchdowns and helped Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually positioned 16th across the country through MaxPreps. It is going to play No.
7 St. John Bosco following full week in the college’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Section Department 1 semifinal round. The victor can deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 ins and also 195 extra pounds, stated he is actually “100 percent nailed down” on Nebraska in front of the start of the early finalizing time period on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member course that ranks 20th nationally after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We’re going to get a pair much more fellas (to flip),” Lateef said Friday evening.
“Our team’re visiting shock the globe.” Nebraska remains to work to flip Millard South limited side Hunt Loftin from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, assisted his Omaha team apply for Nebraska’s Course A champion with a succeed on Friday night. It will face two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Home, Fla., an Oklahoma dedicate, also remains an intended of the Huskers.Nebraska associate Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Shoreline University. Orange Lutheran hopped out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate as well as attached for 22 yards along with Arizona Condition strict end devote AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of several Significant Ten systems, led a revival. Lateef went out the game for one play in the 3rd fourth along with a lower leg personal injury, but he came back to direct pair of touchdown pushes in the fourth quarter, overcoming a protector to get to the end area from 4 yards out for the ultimate rating.” I simply had to always keep the people cleared up, and our experts took momentum back,” Lateef said.
“I am actually always going to keep restful. Keep the very same guy in the hardest times.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April see for the spring video game. He is actually kept solid to the Huskers with an eventful join Lincoln that featured the development of real fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB and also the modification at annoying coordinator, with Dana Holgorsen joining the course in early Nov and managing as the play agent this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have maintained regular connect with throughout the season with Lateef, that is actually thrown for greater than 2,000 lawns as a senior.Lateef has certainly not yet visited along with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned today he would like to always keep the previous head train at West Virginia and also Houston on personnel to function the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef stated, “I respect Dylan. He’s a wonderful regulation football player.
Yet my time is visiting come. I’ll use and complete as well as permit the remainder play out. A single thing regarding me, I am actually certainly not heading to duck competitors.
He’s a terrific soccer gamer. But I am actually, also.” Lateef said he plans to register at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Image: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).