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

Nebraska football quarterback TJ Lateef was named a Big Ten Co-Freshmen Player of the Week for his performance against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday. He joined Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Mason Posa with the honor.

Nebraska quarterback TJ Lateef stood out in his first college start, leading the Cornhuskers to a 28-21 victory over UCLA.

This week on the Common Fan Podcast, we talked to Mitch Sherman of The Athletic and the Locked On Nebraska Podcast. Mitch addressed Nebraska’s quarterback situa

The Hawkeyes head to Nebraska for their regular season finale, facing a program that's led by a young quarterback who's taken over the starting job in the last month.

PASADENA, Calif. -- TJ Lateef was 13 for 15 for 205 yards and three touchdown passes in his first collegiate start, Emmett Johnson scored three times, and Nebraska defeated UCLA 28-21 on Saturday night for its first win in Pasadena since 1993.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/nebraska as TJ Lateef Reflects on First Win as Nebraska’s Starting Quarterback. If Nebraska needed any reassurance about the future of its quarterback room, true freshman TJ Lateef delivered it in his first collegiate start.

In a press release on Monday, the conference named Johnson the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Lateef the co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week.