.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback dedicate TJ Lateef is taking his secondary school group to brand-new levels, a few months just before he participates in Lincoln as portion of a sponsor course that he anticipates to carry out the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, directed Orange Lutheran Secondary school to a 42-20 victory on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three touchdowns and helped Orange Lutheran eliminate a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficiency to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually ranked 16th country wide by MaxPreps. It will certainly participate in No.
7 St. John Bosco next week in the college’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Section Branch 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could possibly encounter No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches as well as 195 pounds, stated he’s “100 percent locked in” on Nebraska in front of the begin of the very early signing time period on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member lesson 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 couple even more individuals (to flip),” Lateef pointed out Friday night.
“We’re heading to shock the world.” Nebraska continues to function to flip Millard South limited end Chase Loftin coming from Florida Condition. Loftin, a four-star possibility, aided his Omaha group obtain Nebraska’s Course A champion with a succeed on Friday evening. It will definitely face two-time standing up for champion Omaha Westside at Memorial Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Homestead, Fla., an Oklahoma devote, also stays an intended of the Huskers.Nebraska associate Keith Williams viewed Lateef on Friday night at Orange Shoreline College. Orange Lutheran jumped out to a 28-0 top as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard run as well as attached for 22 gardens along with Arizona Condition tight end devote AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd one-fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of many Major Ten systems, led a revival. Lateef left the ready one play in the 3rd quarter along with a leg trauma, however he went back to send 2 goal drives in the 4th one-fourth, leaping over a defender to get to the end zone from 4 yards out for the ultimate score.” I only had to maintain the individuals worked out, and we took momentum back,” Lateef stated.
“I am actually constantly visiting remain tranquil. Remain the same man in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April browse through for the springtime game. He’s remained strong to the Huskers with an active join Lincoln that included the development of real freshman Dylan Raiola as the leading QB and the adjustment at outrageous organizer, with Dana Holgorsen joining the course in early November and consuming as the play agent this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks trainer Glenn Thomas have actually sustained frequent get in touch with throughout the period along with Lateef, who is actually tossed for more than 2,000 gardens as a senior.Lateef has not however gone to along with Holgorsen.
Rhule stated recently he would love to always keep the former head instructor at West Virginia as well as Houston on personnel to function the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef claimed, “I respect Dylan. He is actually a wonderful soccer gamer.
Yet my time is actually going to arrive. I’ll enter and also compete and also permit the rest play out. Something about me, I am actually not heading to duck competitors.
He is actually an excellent soccer gamer. Yet I am, also.” Lateef mentioned he intends to participate at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Picture: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).