.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is actually taking his high school team to new heights, a couple of months prior to he enrolls in Lincoln as portion of a recruiting class that he anticipates to accomplish the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, directed Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 triumph on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented three touchdowns as well as helped Orange Lutheran eliminate a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually rated 16th nationally through MaxPreps. It will participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco following full week in the college’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Area Division 1 semifinal round. The champion could face No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 inches and also 195 extra pounds, said he’s “one hundred percent nailed down” on Nebraska before the begin of the early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. He’s 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 coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” Our experts’re going to get a pair even more guys (to turn),” Lateef pointed out Friday night.
“Our experts are actually visiting surprise the planet.” Nebraska remains to work to turn Millard South limited side Chase Loftin coming from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha team get Nebraska’s Training class A championship with a win on Friday night. It is going to face two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star pass receiver Cortez Mills of House, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, also continues to be a target of the Huskers.Nebraska associate Keith Williams viewed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Shoreline College. Orange Lutheran jumped out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate and also hooked up for 22 lawns along with Arizona State limited end commit AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third quarter as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of numerous Large Ten systems, led a return. Lateef exited the game for one play in the third one-fourth with a leg injury, yet he returned to send 2 touchdown pushes in the 4th one-fourth, leaping over a guardian to hit completion zone coming from 4 lawns out for the final credit rating.” I merely needed to maintain the individuals resolved, as well as we took energy back,” Lateef mentioned.
“I’m consistently mosting likely to remain restful. Stay the exact same guy in the hardest times.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in May after his April check out for the spring season game. He’s stayed solid to the Huskers with an active join Lincoln that featured the development of correct freshman Dylan Raiola as the best QB and also the adjustment at annoying coordinator, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the system in very early November and managing as the play agent this week.Williams and also quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have preserved frequent connect with throughout the season along with Lateef, who’s tossed for more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not yet visited with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed recently he would like to keep the previous head instructor at West Virginia and also Houston on personnel to run the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I appreciate Dylan. He is actually a fantastic football gamer.
But my opportunity is heading to come. I’ll use and contend and allow the rest participate in out. One thing regarding me, I am actually not visiting duck competition.
He is actually a terrific soccer player. Yet I am actually, also.” Lateef stated he considers to participate at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).