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2016 Five-Star DE Jonathon Cooper Signs Financial Aid Agreeement

Gahanna's Jonathon Cooper is one of the country's fastest-rising prospects, and today Ohio State put its money where its offer was.

Proud to officially welcome @JonathonCooper7 to the Buckeye family! pic.twitter.com/jKHCM8LmIa

— Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) August 11, 2015

Signed his Financial Aid Agreement. BMMMM!!!!!!! https://t.co/hbXa2TEc3f

— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) August 11, 2015

What, exactly, is a financial aid agreement? Let me step aside and bring an expert in.

From Mitch Sherman of ESPN.com:

What it does: The interpretation allows high school midyear-graduating seniors to sign scholarship papers six months before the letter-of-intent signing period opens in February.