.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his high school staff to brand-new levels, a couple of months prior to he signs up in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting lesson that he counts on to do the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Compound, directed Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three touchdowns as well as aided Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually ranked 16th across the country by MaxPreps. It is going to play No.
7 St. John Bosco following week in the university’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Area Department 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 ins and also 195 pounds, said he is actually “one hundred percent secured” on Nebraska in advance of the begin of the early signing period on Dec. 4. He’s a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member course that stands 20th country wide after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to acquire a pair a lot more men (to turn),” Lateef said Friday night.
“We are actually mosting likely to surprise the planet.” Nebraska continues to work to flip Millard South strict side Chase Loftin from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star possibility, assisted his Omaha group get Nebraska’s Lesson A championship with a succeed on Friday night. It is going to encounter two-time speaking up for champ Omaha Westside at Remembrance Coliseum.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Farm, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, likewise remains a target of the Huskers.Nebraska associate Keith Williams saw Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coastline University. Orange Lutheran jumped out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard run and also hooked up for 22 yards along with Arizona Condition strict end dedicate AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd one-fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of several Major Ten programs, led a comeback. Lateef left the ready one play in the third fourth with a lower leg personal injury, yet he went back to direct pair of goal pushes in the fourth quarter, hurdling a protector to get to completion zone coming from 4 gardens out for the last score.” I simply needed to keep the fellas worked out, and our company took drive back,” Lateef said.
“I am actually consistently going to stay calm. Remain the same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in Might after his April go to for the springtime video game. He’s remained sound to the Huskers with an eventful fall in Lincoln that consisted of the appearance of true fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB and the adjustment at offending planner, with Dana Holgorsen joining the plan in very early Nov and also taking control of as the play agent this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have actually kept regular contact throughout the time along with Lateef, that’s tossed for greater than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has certainly not yet visited with Holgorsen.
Rhule stated this week he would like to keep the past head trainer at West Virginia and also Houston on workers to operate the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I recognize Dylan. He is actually a terrific soccer player.
But my time is actually going to come. I’ll go in and also complete as well as permit the rest play out. The main thing about me, I’m not going to duck competition.
He is actually a fantastic football gamer. But I am actually, also.” Lateef said he plans to enroll at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Picture: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).