Perfect Match: Family fuels Patrick O'Brien's rise through recruiting ranks

Perfect Match: Family fuels Patrick O'Brien's rise through recruiting ranks: The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder is a coup for NU’s coaching staff, a four-star, potential top-100 national prospect whose passes cut through the air and hit neatly the hands of receivers. Nebraska offered O’Brien first, pursued him hardest and sold him best on its vision for him.