.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his senior high school group to brand new heights, a few months prior to he enlists in Lincoln as aspect of a recruiting lesson that he anticipates to do the very same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran High School to a 42-20 success on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef represented 3 goals and also assisted Orange Lutheran battle a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime shortage to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is actually rated 16th nationally by MaxPreps. It will play No.
7 St. John Bosco upcoming week in the school’s first-ever appearance in the CIF-Southern Part Division 1 semifinal around. The champion could experience No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches as well as 195 extra pounds, mentioned he is actually “100 percent nailed down” on Nebraska in advance of the begin of the very early finalizing period on Dec. 4. He’s a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member class that stands 20th country wide after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to get a pair extra fellas (to turn),” Lateef stated Friday night.
“We are actually heading to stun the globe.” Nebraska continues to operate to turn Millard South tight side Hunt Loftin coming from Fla State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, aided his Omaha staff qualify for Nebraska’s Lesson A champion along with a succeed on Friday evening. It will definitely face two-time standing up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Arena.
Four-star wide 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 night at Orange Shoreline University. Orange Lutheran jumped bent on a 28-0 top as Lateef racked up on a 12-yard operate as well as linked for 22 yards along with Arizona Condition strict end dedicate AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of many Major 10 plans, led a resurgence. Lateef went out the game for one play in the third quarter with a lower leg personal injury, but he returned to direct pair of goal drives in the 4th one-fourth, surmounting a protector to get to the end region coming from 4 backyards out for the last rating.” I just needed to keep the individuals cleared up, and our company took drive back,” Lateef claimed.
“I’m constantly going to stay tranquil. Visit the exact same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef committed to Nebraska in May after his April check out for the springtime video game. He’s stayed sound to the Huskers through an active fall in Lincoln that featured the development of true fresher Dylan Raiola as the leading QB as well as the adjustment at offending planner, with Dana Holgorsen participating in the plan in very early Nov as well as consuming as the play caller this week.Williams and quarterbacks instructor Glenn Thomas have maintained normal get in touch with throughout the season along with Lateef, that’s tossed for more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has actually certainly not yet visited with Holgorsen.
Rhule mentioned this week he would like to maintain the past scalp train at West Virginia and also Houston on workers to function the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef stated, “I appreciate Dylan. He is actually a fantastic regulation football player.
But my opportunity is actually heading to arrive. I’ll enter as well as contend and also permit the remainder play out. Something concerning me, I’m not mosting likely to duck competition.
He is actually a wonderful soccer gamer. But I am actually, as well.” Lateef said he plans to enlist at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).