PASADENA — Nebraska quarterback TJ Lateef likely expected to ride the pine in his first season in Lincoln, and why wouldn’t he?

The true freshman, an Orange Lutheran alumnus , spent most of the season sitting behind Dylan Raiola as the second-string, watching the prolific second-year Huskers’ signal caller lead Nebraska to wins over Michigan State, Michigan and Northwestern.

But very quickly, at the behest of the randomness that college football can create, Lateef has now eyed down USC and UCLA’s defenses in back-to-back weeks — reminders of where he grew up and developed.

Raiola went down last week with a fractured fibula, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, and Lateef has suddenly become the Huskers’ top man behind center. And on Saturday, after completing five passes last week in lieu

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