SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dames defense got going after stuffing Nevada on a fourth-and-1 from the 17 on Nevadas first possession. The offense didnt get going until the second quarter.Nevada (1-1) was no match for the 18th-ranked Fighting Irish once they got both sides going, overpowering the Wolf Pack 39-10 on Saturday. DeShone Kizer threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Josh Adams rushed for 106 yards on 10 carries and Notre Dames defense rebounded from a disappointing performance a week ago at Texas.Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was pleased with the defensive effort.We needed some confidence, so that fourth down was definitely a confidence-builder for our defense. I think that gave us some momentum going into the next couple of drives, he said.Linebacker James Onwualu said it was a stop the Irish (1-1) desperately needed.We never had a drive where the defense had any momentum in the Texas game, he said.Defensive lineman Jarron Jones also set up a touchdown with an interception at the 8-yard line.Kizer was 15 of 18 for 156 yards with one interception and Equanimeous St. Brown led Irish receivers with six catches for 85 yards with Torii Hunter Jr. out with a concussion sustained against Texas.Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said Kizer showed more patience looking for receivers.The other thing is hes taking whats available to him instead of trying to do too much, Kelly said.Nevada coach Brian Polian, a former Notre Dame assistant under Charlie Weis, said he had no doubt about going for it on fourth down.Because field goals were not going to keep us in this game, he said.The Wolf Pack avoided the shutout when Wyatt Demps caught a 44-yard pass from Stewart in the third quarter to set up a 27-yard field goal by Brent Zuzo. Jaxson Kincaide added a 6-yard TD run against Notre Dames reserves late in the fourth quarter. Stewart was 10 of 23 passing for 113 yards and James Butler, who rushed for 1,342 yards last season, was held to 50 yards on 17 carries.I had a little bit of an off day and you cant afford to have those, Stewart said.BIG QUARTERThe Irish took control with a 25-point second quarter -- the most points in the quarter for Notre Dame since scoring 28 points against Pittsburgh in Weis debut as coach in 2005.KNUCKLEHEAD MISTAKESBoth teams struggled with mental errors, highlighted by a safety by Nevadas Ahki Muhammad being called for a safety when he caught a kickoff and carried it out of the end zone, then stepped back into the end zone and kneeled.There were some points in the game where, frankly, we made some knuckleheaded mistakes, Polian said.POLL IMPLICATIONSNOTRE DAME: The easy win over Nevada wont do much to help the Fighting Irish in The Associated Press poll, but it also wont hurt.THE TAKEAWAYNEVADA: The Wolf Pack, who lost to the Irish 35-0 in 2009, managed to avoid being shut out again, and picked up a $1 million guarantee.NOTRE DAME: The defensive performance should help allay the panic among Irish fans for at least a week after giving up 50 to Texas, but they wont truly feel good until Notre Dame shows it can slow a quality opponent.UP NEXTNEVADA: After barely beating FCS Cal Poly and being dominated by Notre Dame, the Wolf Pack will finally play another mid-major conference opponent next week in Buffalo (0-1), which is off this week, before returning to Indiana to play another Power Five foe in Purdue in two weeks.NOTRE DAME: Faces Michigan State, marking its first game against a Big Ten school since a 43-40 overtime loss to Northwestern on Nov. 15. 2014. 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Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. The Texas State football team was involved in a minor bus accident that delayed the start of Saturdays game against New Mexico State.Texas state spokesman Rick Poulter said one of Texas States three buses crashed into another after a sudden stop on Interstate 10 near the Texas-New Mexico border on Saturday morning. He said there was a 45-minute delay before replacement buses took the players the rest of the way to Las Cruces, N.M.Poulter said there were no serious injuries, bbut five people, including wide receiver Elijah King, were checked out.dddddddddddd. Kings status is unknown.The original start time was 2 p.m. Mountain time. New Mexico State spokesman John Vu said the plan is to start two hours after the new buses arrive.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . ' ' '