After Paradise Valley football coach Donnie Yantis proudly announced during an incoming freshmen camp that junior quarterback Ryan Finley received a scholarship offer from Boise State, one of the kids went up to Finley afterwards and said, "Did you commit?"

Finely said no. The kid said, "Why not? What are you waiting for?"

"That was a sign," Yantis said.

Friday morning, the 6-foot-4, 180-pound Finley informed Boise State coach Chris Petersen that he intends on playing his college football for the Broncos.

"It's always been a dream of mine to go to Boise State," said Finley, who passed for nearly 3,000 yards his junior season on a 4-6 team. "I was so impressed with the coaching staff and being one of the most successful in college football."

Finley attended an informal Junior Day at Arizona State in late January but he was not offered a scholarship, Yantis said. ASU has offered Phoenix Brophy Prep junior quarterback Tyler Bruggman.

"If he had not gotten an offer by March 1, it probably wasn't coming," Yantis said.

Earlier this week, Finley took an unofficial visit to Boise State, where he got to meet Petersen and his staff. Yantis said that Petersen requested all 10 of Finley's game films from last season. Yantis said that Petersen told Finley that he was offering him and one other quarterback from the 2013 class a scholarship. It would come down to who accepted first.

"It's a place he really wanted to go to. It's a top-five program. Petersen is one of college football's best coaches. It was a no-brainer."

Yantis said that Northwestern wanted the 4.5-grade-point average student to come out next week for an unofficial visit. But Finley's commitment ends his recruiting.

"I talked to my parents, and thought about it," Finley said. "Everything they stand for, I value. I'm so excited to run that offense, how versatile they are with the plays. I'm glad I can really focus on my senior season now."