.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback devote TJ Lateef is taking his high school crew to new levels, a couple of months prior to he registers in Lincoln as part of a sponsor class that he counts on to perform the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, sent Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 victory on Friday night over Junipero Serra. Lateef accounted for 3 touchdowns as well as helped Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra cut a 28-point halftime deficiency to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is placed 16th country wide by MaxPreps. It will play No.
7 St. John Bosco next week in the university’s first-ever look in the CIF-Southern Part Division 1 semifinal around. The champion could encounter No.
1 Mater Dei in the champion round.Lateef, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches and also 195 extra pounds, claimed he’s “one hundred percent locked in” on Nebraska before the begin of the very early signing period on Dec. 4. He is actually a feature in the Huskers’ 20-member training class that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to obtain a married couple a lot more fellas (to flip),” Lateef said Friday evening.
“Our experts’re mosting likely to stun the globe.” Nebraska continues to function to flip Millard South tight side Chase Loftin coming from Fla Condition. Loftin, a four-star prospect, assisted his Omaha team receive Nebraska’s Lesson A champion along with a win on Friday night. It will deal with two-time defending champ Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of Ranch, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally stays a target of the Huskers.Nebraska assistant Keith Williams saw Lateef on Friday night at Orange Shore College. Orange Lutheran hopped out to a 28-0 top as Lateef scored on a 12-yard run and connected for 22 gardens along with Arizona State tight end commit AJ Ia.Adversity hit for Orange Lutheran in the third one-fourth as Serra, behind quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 intended of several Major 10 systems, led a rebound. Lateef went out the ready one play in the third one-fourth along with a lower leg accident, yet he went back to send 2 goal pushes in the fourth quarter, mastering a protector to hit completion area coming from 4 backyards out for the ultimate score.” I simply had to keep the men settled, as well as our company took energy back,” Lateef stated.
“I am actually always mosting likely to keep tranquil. Visit the very same fella in the hardest opportunities.” Lateef devoted to Nebraska in May after his April check out for the spring game. He’s kept strong to the Huskers with a memorable join Lincoln that featured the appearance of accurate fresher Dylan Raiola as the best QB and the modification at outrageous planner, along with Dana Holgorsen signing up with the course in very early November as well as taking over as the play customer this week.Williams and also quarterbacks instructor Glenn Thomas have actually kept routine call throughout the time with Lateef, who is actually tossed for much more than 2,000 yards as a senior.Lateef has certainly not however gone to with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed recently he wish to maintain the former head coach at West Virginia and also Houston on team to function the Nebraska outburst in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef mentioned, “I value Dylan. He’s an excellent regulation football player.
However my opportunity is mosting likely to arrive. I’ll use as well as compete and also allow the rest play out. One thing regarding me, I’m not heading to duck competitors.
He’s a wonderful football player. But I am, too.” Lateef mentioned he organizes to register at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photo: Mitch Sherman/ The Sports).