You could tell something was different on the first drive. You could tell something was different on the first snap. On the first offensive play of the night in

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

There was a lot riding on TJ Lateef in his first start Saturday night, but you couldn’t tell by looking at him. While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was inducti