.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school crew to brand new levels, a handful of months before he enlists in Lincoln as portion of a recruiting training class that he anticipates to carry out the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Compound, directed Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 triumph on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for three touchdowns as well as helped Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is ranked 16th nationally through MaxPreps. It is going to participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the college’s first-ever appearance in the CIF-Southern Part Department 1 semifinal around. The winner could possibly deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 inches as well as 195 extra pounds, claimed he is actually “100 percent nailed down” on Nebraska ahead of the beginning of the very early finalizing time period on Dec. 4. He’s a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member class that stands 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to acquire a married couple much more people (to flip),” Lateef pointed out Friday night.
“We’re visiting shock the globe.” Nebraska remains to function to flip Millard South limited end Hunt Loftin from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha team get Nebraska’s Course A champion along with a win on Friday night. It will face two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, likewise continues to be an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams checked out Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Coast University. Orange Lutheran dove bent on a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard run and also connected for 22 lawns along with Arizona Condition strict end dedicate AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of a number of Significant Ten courses, led a resurgence. Lateef exited the game for one play in the 3rd one-fourth along with a lower leg trauma, yet he went back to send two touchdown pushes in the fourth quarter, surmounting a protector to reach the end area coming from 4 yards out for the ultimate score.” I merely had to always keep the people settled, and our company took energy back,” Lateef said.
“I am actually consistently heading to stay calm. Keep the exact same individual in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in Might after his April visit for the spring season game. He is actually stayed solid to the Huskers via an active join Lincoln that consisted of the introduction of correct freshman Dylan Raiola as the top QB and also the modification at offending organizer, with Dana Holgorsen participating in the system in early Nov and also taking control of as the play customer this week.Williams and quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have sustained normal get in touch with throughout the time along with Lateef, that is actually tossed for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually not yet seen with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed recently he wish to always keep the former head train at West Virginia and also Houston on personnel to work the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef claimed, “I value Dylan. He is actually a fantastic soccer gamer.
However my opportunity is visiting come. I’ll enter and also compete and let the rest play out. One point regarding me, I’m not mosting likely to duck competitors.
He’s an excellent football player. Yet I am actually, as well.” Lateef claimed he considers to enroll at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Image: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).