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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Nathan Taphorn has a bigger role for Northwestern after injuries have limited the Wildcats depth.The senior forward came off the bench and showed what he can do on offense Sunday night against New Orleans -- and maybe even surprised some people.Taphorn grabbed a rebound and dunked it for a 19-point lead before halftime as the crowd cheered.Guys were telling me they didnt know I had it in me, Taphorn said.Taphorn scored a career-high 18 points as Northwestern routed New Orleans 83-49.Wildcats coach Chris Collins said the team has witnessed Taphorns athleticism in practice.He can be a real weapon for us coming off the bench, Collins said. We almost won the Notre Dame game because of him. Hes a big part of what were doing, especially now were down a couple guys.Scottie Lindsey added 16 points, Gavin Skelly 14 and Vic Law 11 for the Wildcats (7-2), who led by as much as 41 and have won four straight.Erik Thomas had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Travin Thibodeaux added 10 points for New Orleans (4-4), whose three-game winning streak was snapped.Northwestern shot 44 percent from the field to the Privateers 37 percent, including 3 for 12 from beyond the arc.Taphorn went 7 for 11 from the field -- including 3 for 7 on 3s. He also had 12 points and five points in a 70-66 loss to No. 23 Notre Dame.Its a big booster, Taphorn said about his confidence. It shouldnt be the case -- every game should be the game I come out knowing Im confident and able to do this and able to do that and make an impact on the game and for my team. Going into the next game, seeing the ball go in really helps, as it would with anybody.The Wildcats made 9 of 25 3-pointers and scored 23 points off New Orleans 21 turnovers.You cant win any games when you turn the ball over at the rate we did, New Orleans coach Mark Slessinger said.After the Privateers scored the first two points of the second half, the Wildcats went on a 22-0 run to command a 65-24 lead.The Wildcats led 43-22 at halftime after shooting 46 percent from the field to New Orleans 32 percent.We didnt execute offensively and didnt play well at all in any facet, Slessinger said.INJURY UPDATENorthwestern sophomore forward Aaron Falzon underwent season-ending knee surgery after he played just 20 minutes in three games this season. He is expected to seek a medical redshirt and would have three seasons of eligibility remaining. Falzon averaged 8.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 32 games last season. He also made 63 3-pointers, second-most in program history by a freshman.Taphorn will help replace Falzon, Collins said.The team is also without center Dererk Pardon, who is expected to miss the rest of the non-conference schedule after undergoing hand surgery.STAT OF THE NIGHTNorthwesterns bench outscored New Orleans reserves 41-10.BIG PICTURENew Orleans was coming off a 70-54 victory at Washington State. Half of the Privateers victories have been against non-Division I foes, LaGrange College and Florida College.Northwestern improved to 6-0 at home. The Wildcats are in the middle of playing eight straight games in the Chicago area before beginning Big Ten play on Dec. 27 at Penn State.UP NEXTNew Orleans will host Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.Northwestern will face visiting Chicago State on Wednesday. Eric Hosmer Jersey . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. 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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When Illinois hired Lovie Smith this spring he became just the sixth current coach at the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision schools to also have been in charge of an NFL team. Some facts and figures about the relatively rare major college coaches who have NFL coaching experience.- There are only two dozen current Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches with experience on an NFL staff of any kind. Thats less than 19 percent of the 128 FBS head coaches.- NFL experience appears to improve the odds for minority coaches to take over at major colleges. Including Smith, five of the 24 head coaches with pro experience, 21 percent, are minorities (all are black). Among those 128 FBC head coaches, 14 are minorities, or 11 percent.- Alabamas Nick Saban, with five national titles, is the gold standard among college coaches. But his two years leading the Miami Dolphins ended with a 15-17 record. Saban, in a 2015 interview with the Golf Channel, explained why college football is a better fit for him.I like college football better because being a good recruiter, you create an addvantage for yourself because you can recruit as many good players as you can get to come, and youre not restricted by free agency or salary cap or draft picks and all that type of stuff.dddddddddddd- When Steve Spurrier made the move from perennial national title contender at Florida to NFL coach in Washington in 2002, much was made of his relatively laid-back approach. He played golf during the season, unheard of among his new pro colleagues, and he didnt sleep in his office.Sometimes you can stay in your office too long, he said at the time .Spurrier went 12-20 in two seasons, then walked away before heading back to college football at South Carolina. He retired last year.- Among current FBS head coaches with NFL experience only as assistants, Iowas Kirk Ferentz, LSUs Les Miles and Stanfords David Shaw are the most successful. Between them theyve won 68 percent of their well over 400 games.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '