.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school group to brand-new levels, a few months before he participates in Lincoln as part of a recruiting training class that he expects to perform the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Compound, sent Orange Lutheran Secondary school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for 3 goals and also helped 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 across the country through MaxPreps. It will play No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming week in the college’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Segment Branch 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could possibly face No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches and also 195 extra pounds, mentioned he’s “one hundred percent secured” on Nebraska before the beginning of the early signing period on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that stands 20th country wide after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We’re going to receive a pair a lot more guys (to flip),” Lateef pointed out Friday night.
“Our team’re going to stun the globe.” Nebraska continues to function to flip Millard South strict side Hunt Loftin from Fla Condition. Loftin, a four-star prospect, helped his Omaha team obtain Nebraska’s Class A championship along with a succeed on Friday night. It will encounter two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Memorial Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Ranch, Fla., an Oklahoma devote, also stays an intended of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams enjoyed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Shore University. Orange Lutheran leapt bent on a 28-0 top as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate and also linked for 22 gardens with Arizona State tight end commit AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd quarter as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of many Significant Ten plans, led a rebound. Lateef went out the game for one play in the third one-fourth along with a lower leg injury, yet he went back to direct pair of touchdown pushes in the 4th quarter, conquering a defender to get to the end zone coming from 4 backyards out for the ultimate score.” I only had to always keep the guys settled, as well as our experts took drive back,” Lateef stated.
“I’m constantly heading to stay restful. Keep the same person in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April visit for the spring activity. He’s kept solid to the Huskers via a memorable join Lincoln that featured the introduction of accurate freshman Dylan Raiola as the best QB as well as the modification at annoying organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen participating in the course in very early Nov and also taking over as the play agent this week.Williams and also quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas have actually kept regular connect with throughout the time with Lateef, that’s thrown for greater than 2,000 gardens as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not however seen with Holgorsen.
Rhule stated this week he would like to keep the past head trainer at West Virginia as well as Houston on workers to run the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef stated, “I respect Dylan. He’s a terrific regulation football player.
But my time is going to come. I’ll enter and also complete and also permit the remainder play out. A single thing about me, I’m certainly not heading to duck competition.
He is actually a terrific soccer gamer. But I am, too.” Lateef claimed he intends to enroll at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).