In Week 11 of the 2025 season, Nebraska’s offense turns to true freshman TJ Lateef, and the young quarterback isn’t flinching. Two days before his first college

Lateef, a true freshman from Compton, Calif., threw for 205 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-15 passing as the Huskers improved to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten, clinching a winning regular season for the first time since 2016.

Quarterback TJ Lateef and running back Emmett Johnson sat down together during the postgame news conference. "It was like a culture shock. It was like whoa. It just hit me quick," Lateef said when asked how the week leading up to the UCLA game went for him.

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Greg and Minnie will recap the game last week against USC. Emmett Johnson’s brilliant performance and the epic appearance of the Blackout were overshadowed by Dylan Raiola’s season-ending injury and the offensive collapse that came with it.

A year after reshaping Nebraska's offense, Dana Holgorsen will guide Lateef into his first start — under bright California lights.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/nebraska as HuskerMax Staff Predicts a Nebraska One-Score Win in TJ Lateef's First Career Start.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule believes that his team can still thrive even with a freshman quarterback making his first start on the road this weekend.