Nebraska quarterback commit Patrick O’Brien signed financial aid papers with the university on Thursday. The papers are non-binding, but it was a bit of a signing day atmosphere for the 2016 recruit, who will be enrolling in January.

O’Brien is the first player to sign the financial aid paperwork with Nebraska this season and said it felt great to put pen to paper and more officially link himself with the Huskers. The financial aid papers allow Nebraska unlimited communication with the San Juan Hills quarterback, allowing coaches to have more personal contact. For instance, O’Brien said offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf is joining the family for dinner.

As a senior, O’Brien led San Juan Hills to the playoffs and he estimated he threw for around 2,900 yards and 32 touchdowns to just five interceptions. O’Brien said he finished with a 78 percent completion rate for the season.

The quarterback also ran in nine touchdowns with over 700 rushing yards this season.

[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"][p lang="en" dir="ltr"]Signed my Financial Aid Agreement Excited to be officially a Cornhusker