CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami left tackle Ereck Flowers is skipping his final season of eligibility and will enter next year's NFL Draft, the school announced Monday.

Some boards list Flowers as a potential first-round selection.

The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Flowers appeared in 12 of Miami's 13 games, drawing rave reviews for playing well against Florida State despite not even being two weeks removed from surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

Flowers is the second underclassman to leave Miami in two days. Running back Duke Johnson, who set or tied at least 11 Miami records in his three seasons as a Hurricane, announced on Sunday he was skipping his senior season.

LINCOLN, Neb. — A group of 51 Nebraska fans has paid the bill for Bo Pelini's unauthorized use of a high school auditorium to meet with his players after his firing.Lincoln Public Schools associate superintendent Liz Standish said Monday her office received a $262.50 money order from Brooklyn, New York, last week.Cornhuskers fan Sarah Krusemark organized the online campaign that raised $810 through donations of $5 to $50. Krusemark plans to send the extra money to the Team Jack Foundation for pediatric brain cancer research.

NEW YORK — Ndamukong Suh is in trouble with the NFL again.The Detroit defensive tackle was suspended for this Sunday's wild-card playoff game against Dallas for a violation of safety-related playing rules against Green Bay in the season finale.The league announced Monday that Suh was suspended for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' left leg twice, once with each foot. Suh also applied pressure and pushed off Rodgers' unprotected leg with his left foot, violating unnecessary roughness rules, the league said in a statement.

SAN DIEGO — Quarterback Philip Rivers isn't sure if he's going to need surgery on his ailing back now that the Chargers' season is over.“I can't rule it out but it's too early to know,” Rivers said Monday, a day after the Chargers' season ended with a 19-7 loss at Kansas City.A victory would have clinched a wild-card spot for the Bolts. Instead, Rivers was sacked seven times, was intercepted twice and lost a fumble as the Chiefs overwhelmed the Chargers' line.Rivers had been listed on the injury report in recent weeks as having chest and back injuries.Reports surfaced that Rivers had a bulging disc in his lower back.