.COSTA MESA, Calif.– Nebraska quarterback commit TJ Lateef is taking his senior high school team to new levels, a couple of months just before he signs up in Lincoln as aspect of a sponsor training class that he counts on to carry out the same for Matt Rhule’s Huskers.Lateef, a four-star possibility in the 247Sports Composite, directed Orange Lutheran Senior high school to a 42-20 triumph on Friday evening over Junipero Serra. Lateef made up three touchdowns as well as helped Orange Lutheran fight back a second-half rally after Serra reduced a 28-point halftime deficit to eight.Orange Lutheran, 8-3, is placed 16th country wide through MaxPreps. It is going to play No.
7 St. John Bosco following week in the institution’s first-ever appeal in the CIF-Southern Section Branch 1 semifinal around. The victor can deal with No.
1 Mater Dei in the championship round.Lateef, 6 feets 1 1/2 ins and also 195 pounds, said he is actually “one hundred percent locked in” on Nebraska in front of the start of the very early signing duration on Dec. 4. He is actually a headliner in the Huskers’ 20-member lesson that ranks 20th across the country after the flip on Thursday of four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt coming from Alabama to Nebraska.” We are actually going to receive a pair a lot more people (to turn),” Lateef claimed Friday night.
“Our company are actually visiting stun the globe.” Nebraska continues to work to turn Millard South tight side Chase Loftin from Florida State. Loftin, a four-star prospect, assisted his Omaha group get approved for Nebraska’s Training class A champion along with a succeed on Friday night. It will definitely deal with two-time speaking up for champion Omaha Westside at Remembrance Stadium.
Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills of House, Fla., an Oklahoma commit, additionally remains a target of the Huskers.Nebraska aide Keith Williams viewed Lateef on Friday evening at Orange Shore College. Orange Lutheran dove out to a 28-0 lead as Lateef scored on a 12-yard operate and linked for 22 gardens along with Arizona Condition strict end devote AJ Ia.Adversity attacked for Orange Lutheran in the 3rd fourth as Serra, responsible for quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a 2026 target of numerous Major Ten systems, led a return. Lateef left the ready one play in the third fourth with a lower leg personal injury, but he came back to direct 2 touchdown pushes in the 4th quarter, negotiating a guardian to hit the end region coming from 4 yards out for the final score.” I just had to keep the men worked out, as well as our team took momentum back,” Lateef said.
“I’m consistently going to keep restful. Keep the same fella in the hardest times.” Lateef dedicated to Nebraska in May after his April go to for the spring season video game. He’s stayed sound to the Huskers via a memorable join Lincoln that included the emergence of accurate freshman Dylan Raiola as the best QB and the improvement at outrageous organizer, along with Dana Holgorsen joining the system in early November as well as taking over as the play caller this week.Williams as well as quarterbacks train Glenn Thomas have kept frequent get in touch with throughout the period along with Lateef, who is actually thrown for greater than 2,000 gardens as a senior.Lateef has certainly not yet explored along with Holgorsen.
Rhule claimed this week he wish to always keep the former scalp instructor at West Virginia and Houston on personnel to function the Nebraska offense in 2025. Of Raiola, Lateef said, “I value Dylan. He is actually a wonderful soccer player.
However my time is actually going to come. I’ll go in and compete and also let the remainder play out. One thing about me, I am actually certainly not going to duck competition.
He is actually a terrific soccer player. But I am actually, as well.” Lateef mentioned he intends to sign up at Nebraska in January.Required reading( Photograph: Mitch Sherman/ The Athletic).