.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is actually taking his secondary school crew to brand-new heights, a handful of months just before he enrolls in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting training class that he anticipates to perform the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Compound, directed Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three touchdowns as well as assisted Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually ranked 16th across the country by MaxPreps. It will certainly participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the school’s first-ever appearance in the CIF-Southern Part Department 1 semifinal round. The victor might face No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 inches and 195 extra pounds, said he is actually “100 percent secured” on Nebraska before the start of the early finalizing time period on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that stands 20th nationally after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to acquire a pair even more men (to turn),” Lateef pointed out Friday evening.
“Our company’re heading to stun the world.” Nebraska continues to function to turn Millard South strict side Chase Loftin from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star possibility, helped his Omaha group obtain Nebraska’s Training class A championship along with a gain on Friday evening. It will certainly experience two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Arena.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Farm, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, likewise continues to be a target of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams watched Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran hopped bent on a 28-0 top as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate as well as linked for 22 yards along with Arizona Condition tight end dedicate AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of several Large 10 courses, led a resurgence. Lateef went out the ready one play in the 3rd fourth along with a leg personal injury, but he came back to send two goal drives in the fourth quarter, surmounting a protector to hit the end region coming from 4 lawns out for the ultimate score.” I merely needed to maintain the fellas cleared up, as well as our experts took momentum back,” Lateef pointed out.
“I am actually consistently heading to stay restful. Keep the very same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the spring game. He’s remained solid to the Huskers via an eventful join Lincoln that included the development of true freshman Dylan Raiola as the top QB and also the improvement at annoying organizer, with Dana Holgorsen joining the plan in very early Nov and also taking control of as the play caller this week.Williams and quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have preserved normal contact throughout the period with Lateef, that’s tossed for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has certainly not yet gone to with Holgorsen.
Rhule said this week he would like to always keep the past head train at West Virginia and Houston on team to run the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I respect Dylan. He’s an excellent regulation football gamer.
Yet my opportunity is actually going to come. I’ll go in and also compete and permit the rest play out. A single thing about me, I’m not going to duck competition.
He is actually an excellent football player. However I am, too.” Lateef stated he prepares to enroll at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).