COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Phillips: First Round or Back to School

Nebraska tailback Lawrence Phillips, sidelined for six games after beating a former girlfriend, said he’ll probably return for his senior season if he isn’t projected as a first-round NFL draft pick.

Phillips said he has sent a letter requesting a draft projection to an NFL committee that advises undergraduates on where they might be picked.

“I want to check out where I might go in the draft,” Phillips said Saturday. “I think I’d have to be a first-round choice or I won’t think about leaving.”