.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback devote TJ Lateef is taking his high school staff to new heights, a few months just before he signs up in Lincoln as component of a recruiting class that he expects to accomplish the exact same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 triumph on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for 3 goals as well as helped Orange Lutheran eradicate a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually rated 16th nationally through MaxPreps. It is going to play No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming full week in the college’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Segment Branch 1 semifinal sphere. The victor could face No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 ins and also 195 pounds, said he’s “100 percent secured” on Nebraska in advance of the begin of the early signing time period on Dec. 4. He is actually a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member class that ranks 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 couple more guys (to flip),” Lateef claimed Friday evening.
“Our experts’re going to stun the world.” Nebraska continues to work to turn Millard South strict side Hunt Loftin from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star possibility, aided his Omaha staff get approved for Nebraska’s Lesson A champion with a gain on Friday evening. It will face two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Memorial Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Home, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, likewise remains an aim at of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams checked out Lateef on Friday night at Orange Coast College. Orange Lutheran dove out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate and hooked up for 22 gardens with Arizona State tight end dedicate AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third quarter as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of many Major 10 courses, led a return. Lateef went out the game for one play in the 3rd quarter with a leg trauma, but he went back to send pair of goal pushes in the 4th quarter, hurdling a defender to arrive at the end area coming from 4 yards out for the ultimate credit rating.” I simply must maintain the people resolved, and also our team took momentum back,” Lateef pointed out.
“I am actually always visiting stay calm. Keep the exact same man in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April go to for the springtime game. He’s stayed sound to the Huskers with a memorable fall in Lincoln that consisted of the emergence of correct fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB as well as the modification at outrageous organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the course in early Nov and also taking over as the play caller this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks instructor Glenn Thomas have actually preserved regular connect with throughout the period along with Lateef, who is actually thrown for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually not yet explored with Holgorsen.
Rhule stated this week he want to keep the past scalp instructor at West Virginia as well as Houston on workers to operate the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I value Dylan. He’s a wonderful soccer player.
However my opportunity is going to come. I’ll use and compete as well as permit the rest play out. The main thing about me, I’m not going to duck competition.
He is actually a terrific regulation football gamer. Yet I am, too.” Lateef claimed he considers to sign up at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Image: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).